Reviews

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

juliannaconda's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mnrogers's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

brenna_law's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

luceroh23's review against another edition

I could not follow along with all the moving characters and pov. I kept confusing all of my characters amd it just was too much for me, I was really looking forward to this book

kpittman's review against another edition

Too slow for me. Too many details on things not relevant to the story.

jillshaelopez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

kailaniskye's review against another edition

2.0

still felt very YA to me

lenastockton's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

janeleng's review against another edition

5.0

Lyrical and gorgeous, like everything that Acevedo writes. Family Lore is her first foray into adult fiction and, as much as I love her YA work, I hope she continues to write for adults. The book is an ambitious jump from previous works— it’s significantly longer and has a larger cast of narrators than any of Acevedo’s past books, not to mention she is writing for an entirely new intended audience.

But what could have felt like a nice attempt at a new genre and style from a lesser author, instead confirms that Acevedo is an expert of her craft. With Family Lore, she is writing the way she was always meant to write: wholly unedited.

kelseyharfoush's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5