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One of Our Own

Lucinda Berry

3.88 AVERAGE

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I can always count on LB to be a quick read when I need it!

This one is such a roller coaster. Had me in tears at the very beginning and I could not stop listening until I was all the way through! This is the 3rd LB book I’ve read and I definitely need to read the rest!
challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It was quite thought provoking at the end, and I liked the audio book production. The suspense was also engaging, however it was clear what the ending was going to be right from the beginning.

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Yikes. I try and tell folks. There is definitely a condition to all love. Man Lucinda Berry always come sit the smacked attack.
fast-paced
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Well, this was gruelling. Great audio production, really brings the story to life, which makes it even harder to get through. This can be a triggering read, so please be careful. I can’t quite fathom the inhumanity and cruelty of young people in America. The utter lack of empathy, the need to mock and belittle people when they’re down. Kids can be cruel, but American kids—especially in pop culture—are a whole other level. Anyway, this is a gut wrenching and sad and angering read. But at least one where justice is served, which is unfortunately not what happens in the majority of cases. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's pretty clear what's going on relatively early but the tension and dread builds really well imo for how short this. Feels wrong to say I liked this, what a nightmare.