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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting idea but damn, the overall writing is bordering on offensive to the readers for how awful some parts were
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
medium-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really love Elly Griffith's recent Harbinder Kaur series and I enjoyed her writing in this book too. Certain aspects felt a bit dated, including some fat phobia and stereotypes (with internalized fat phobia in the MC). There is also essentially no racial diversity, unfortunately. I was able to look past this as a product of being published 13 years ago, and overall liked this book, skimming certain paragraphs here and there due to triggers. I will probably pick up the next in series, since I liked the characters and understand they will continue to develop throughout this long series.
Content warnings: harm to children (including death), pet death, fat phobic stereotypes (including internalized fat phobia).
Content warnings: harm to children (including death), pet death, fat phobic stereotypes (including internalized fat phobia).
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes