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sacmills's review against another edition
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
ahayes15's review against another edition
4.75
I loved this book and then it was too sad and slow for me and then I loved it again. Touissant didn't deserve everything that he got and I still can't decide if Ava is a good mom or not, but I felt deeply moved by this story. If you're not familiar with the Philadelphia MOVE bombing, that is definitely important context to at least skim before you delve into this book.
goodem9199's review against another edition
2.0
Was so excited for this one...just could not connect.
steph_foster's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
3.25
Very slow burn. Well written but I feel there were a couple too many characters introduced.
linnea1m's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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
4.0
50bookgoal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
issywelsby's review
3.5
The first third was great but it really fell off for me after that. I didn’t feel connected to the characters and found the time jumps very jarring
suckermtn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
annagrace357's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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
4.75