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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I emphatically disagree with the comparisons to Where the Crawdads Sing. That book is beautiful, art and science, weighty and emotionally mature. This book is a light fantasy coming-of-age story that left me really struggling to care about the under-developed main character and fatigued from the incessant repetition of both the fantasy elements and the trauma elements. They both have appealing natural settings, I guess, but even there, Crawdads is in a different league, with deeply evocative imagery that lingered in my mind and altered my appraisal of the south, where this book's scenery feels as thin as a soap bubble and its effect just as transient.
It's clearly an enjoyable book for many, just not for me.
It's clearly an enjoyable book for many, just not for me.
I enjoyed this book and loved learning more about 'noses' as I have a very keen sense of smell as well.
What an interesting book. I really enjoyed the twists and turns, even if a few were predictable. The writing was exquisite and really made you feel the characters and the place.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is the novel Where The Crawdads Sing wishes it was.
I liked most of this book, but I hated the abrupt ending! I could’ve used a couple of more chapters to see exactly what happened with the characters but I guess I won’t get them. It was still a decent read despite the ending.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Emmeline experiences betrayal from both her mother and father, which plays a huge part in her life and is a key factor in determining the person she becomes over the book.
She is raised on an island and then moves to a cove. The culture shock that follows affects her mentally and emotionally as she struggles to adapt to a new environment.
She becomes friends with a boy at school named Fisher, who understands her and makes her feel safe. Her dog, Dodge, is an always-loyal companion. Cleo, her goat, is the same.
Emmeline breaks away from who she is multiple times in attempts to find out what she values and the kind of life she wants for herself. This, naturally, leads to chaos and confusion, and eventually clarity.
This book is purple prose, though not in the traditional sense of the term. It takes the passion and anger of red and merges with the sadness of blue, creating something that pierces with a certain sharpness.
Poetic, memorable, and completely capturing, "The Scent Keeper" will sweep you off your feet with its sense of wonder. Overwhelming in the best way possible, and the best work of contemporary fiction I've read.
She is raised on an island and then moves to a cove. The culture shock that follows affects her mentally and emotionally as she struggles to adapt to a new environment.
She becomes friends with a boy at school named Fisher, who understands her and makes her feel safe. Her dog, Dodge, is an always-loyal companion. Cleo, her goat, is the same.
Emmeline breaks away from who she is multiple times in attempts to find out what she values and the kind of life she wants for herself. This, naturally, leads to chaos and confusion, and eventually clarity.
This book is purple prose, though not in the traditional sense of the term. It takes the passion and anger of red and merges with the sadness of blue, creating something that pierces with a certain sharpness.
Poetic, memorable, and completely capturing, "The Scent Keeper" will sweep you off your feet with its sense of wonder. Overwhelming in the best way possible, and the best work of contemporary fiction I've read.
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced