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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Forced myself to get halfway through, and that took ages.
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
slow-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF beginning of ch 3, 46 mins (6%) into the audiobook. It's not the book, it's me. My brain won't let me focus on the story rn and the audiobook narrator's accent isn't helping.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The narrator of the book is the character’s older self, so though she is 19 at the time, the tone is mature and the reader gets “looking back” insights which add to the storytelling.
Things I liked about this book:
Dealt well with complex realities of racism and mixed heritage
Dealt with queerness and queer love with respect and compassion
Plot twists kept me engaged, I was unable to “solve” the mystery before the end of the book
Did not pretend that an angry woman meant a powerful women, the level patriarchal power which existed at the time is not “speculated” away
Things I didn’t like:
Heroine’s anger / rage seemed to fizzle out when it began
Some of the internal monologues got really long
Things I liked about this book:
Dealt well with complex realities of racism and mixed heritage
Dealt with queerness and queer love with respect and compassion
Plot twists kept me engaged, I was unable to “solve” the mystery before the end of the book
Did not pretend that an angry woman meant a powerful women, the level patriarchal power which existed at the time is not “speculated” away
Things I didn’t like:
Heroine’s anger / rage seemed to fizzle out when it began
Some of the internal monologues got really long
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault