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redeemed it and was much more lively. I’m always down for a multigenerational family saga and the girls’ relationships were the heart of the book. Super dark and every trigger warning.

“Frances learns something in this moment that will allow her to survive and function for the rest of her life. She finds out that one thing can look like another. That the facts of a situation don’t necessarily indicate anything about the truth of a situation. In this moment, fact and truth become separated and commence to wander like twins in a fairy tale, waiting to be reunited by that special someone who possesses the secret of telling them apart.”

“The more Frances tells, the more she remembers. As though it were all parked, waiting behind the flimsiest of stage scenery—a scrim perhaps—and suddenly exposed by a trick of light; the countryside dissolving to reveal the battlefield, present all along.“

“all the music is in this scale. The scale is just a safe place where all the music can fold itself down and get stored. Like seeds.”

““You’re not exactly a good girl, are you?” I felt myself blush, I was actually a bit annoyed. “I haven’t thought about whether or not loving all kinds of music and loving to dance means I’m bad.” She said, “I’m sorry. What I mean is . . . you’ve got moxie. You know. Guts. You make me feel like a coward.””

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toryshepeluk's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Where do I even begin? I knew after reading the first chapter that this would be one of my favorite books, and it lived up to that prediction and then some. What a gorgeously written multigenerational saga! I’m so thankful to have discovered ann-marie macdonald, her way with words is brilliant and deeply poetic — phrases she writes in this book would sit with me for days after I read them. It has been so long since I read a book that I truly did not put down for hours and had to ration out because I was dreading the moment it would end. This is the kind of book that makes you cry for the beauty and pain of life, for all the sadness and perfect imperfections that come with being alive and loving those around you. highly highly recommend.

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x_l1v1ngd34db0y_x's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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lanna_aud's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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miffywrld's review

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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daisycloudgazer's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is dark, twisted, and beautifully heartbreaking. This is definitely a character driven story, and spends a lot of time really diving into each character’s life and their various traumas. Definitely not for the faint of heart, but I truly love this book and I personally count it among my all-time favorites.

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