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kshertz's review
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
What a fascinating way to tell Hawaiis history. The lineage of one family and hula. I learned a lot, but the story itself did not grip me. It was hard for me to pick it up and I frequently passed it up for more gripping books. It’s a slower more informative book so this is probably why. It’s not a big character book, more like a nonfiction with only a barely fiction family lineage. I think if it was mostly fiction with some nonfiction that would have gripped me more.
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Bullying, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Blood, and Body horror
internationalreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Cancer
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