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adventurous
dark
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- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Brooklyn reminded me of the main character in The Coldest Winter Ever if she was a preacher’s kid. The book opens with her murder at age 24/25 before rewinding back to see her as a rebellious and selfish 17-year-old and onward. Driven by understandable trust issues, she self-sabotaged and did everyone in her life dirty. I guessed her killer beforehand but don’t believe her lack of loyalty deserved a death sentence. The author did a great job of creating a complicated character you couldn’t root for but also couldn’t stop reading about. The heavy plot points had me still thinking about this book long after I’d finished it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Outing, Pregnancy, Violence, Abortion, Homophobia, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Infidelity
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