Reviews - The Storm We Made

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The Storm We Made

Vanessa Chan

3.9 AVERAGE

pamelaaaa's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

cill_e's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amanda_marie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

An absolutely stunning debut. I haven’t been engrossed in a book so quickly in a long time, but between the tumultuous plot and dynamic characters I was instantly captivated. The ending didn’t even disappoint, which is a feat given the subject matter and many moving parts. Highly recommend.

Content Warnings

vlaniganfoffimreading's review against another edition

4.0

The January pick for @gmabookclub was a heartbreaking story. Gorgeously written but a tragic tale of a mother who becomes a spy during WW II putting her entire family at risk. I’m not going to lie I had a difficult time with this one. It broke my heart often but I’m excited to see what else she writes because I loved her writing style.

Thank you @simon.audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

ssura's review against another edition

5.0

informative sad medium-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: Yes

kclreads's review against another edition

3.25

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

traci's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative 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: No

nicolamarie84's review against another edition

4.0

dark informative reflective sad tense fast-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

heranne's review against another edition

3.5

This is such a tricky one to reflect on. I enjoyed my reading experience despite the fact that I often struggle with historical fiction. The book coveted a topic I knew next to nothing about and did so wonderfully engagingly. And yet…

I loved the story of the mother Cecily so much more than any of the children’s… her sharp uneasy thoughts resonated comparatively much more than the (interesting, valid) strands of the three children. I also kept thinking of the poison wood Bible’s string of narratives which made me marvel how I *could* connect to all of these different people.

One to ruminate over…

briwithabook's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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