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California Golden by Melanie Benjamin

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a difficult book to read, and surprising twists along the way. So many reasons to hate the Donnelly women and to pass judgment on them. But the writer does a good job of explaining why the women are as they are and it’s hard to hate them because of that.

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