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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
i liked this book, though it was a slow read for me. i appreciate what the author was putting down, and to be fair.. i had a clunky reading schedule during this one.. might’ve been higher rated if i digested it at a different time.
if this book was a cake, the ingredients would include:
real to life environments, witchy wonders, time shifting perspectives, nature love, ostracizing of misfits, and a hint of revenge for the wronged
if this book was a cake, the ingredients would include:
real to life environments, witchy wonders, time shifting perspectives, nature love, ostracizing of misfits, and a hint of revenge for the wronged
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Releasing next week! Appalachian stories that highlight the tenacity, culture, and folklore of the region are always exciting to me. Motheater is like a gothic environmental revenge story, where Bennie, a Black woman in a mining town, rescues a woman with a concussion from the river, and enlists her help to take down the local mining corporation when she realizes the mysterious woman might be a genuine naturalist witch "Neighbor" from the 1800s.
Like other reviewers, I feel like this is not a good fit for a typical fantasy reader, but may work better for literary fiction or maybe some kind of revenge genre that doesn't require fast-paced action.
I found it really hard to get through this book. The pacing was very slow and the mysteries did not feel very mysterious or suspenseful. Motheater's chapters were all set in the past and she comes across pretty disinterested in the present. Both women seemed almost one-dimensional because the only subject of thought or dialogue was rage at the corporation. There just wasn't enough world-building to keep me interested in the plot.
Like other reviewers, I feel like this is not a good fit for a typical fantasy reader, but may work better for literary fiction or maybe some kind of revenge genre that doesn't require fast-paced action.
I found it really hard to get through this book. The pacing was very slow and the mysteries did not feel very mysterious or suspenseful. Motheater's chapters were all set in the past and she comes across pretty disinterested in the present. Both women seemed almost one-dimensional because the only subject of thought or dialogue was rage at the corporation. There just wasn't enough world-building to keep me interested in the plot.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
slow-paced
Couldn't get into it, the story didn't grab me
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No