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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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
I found it so slow and uninteresting. “Magic for Beginners” is one of my all-time favorites so I was really looking forward to this, but I just hated it and couldn’t bring myself to finish it.
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love her short stories, but think maybe magical realism just works better there than in a novel. I'm still unclear on several details of this narrative which shouldn't even really matter. She did an excellent job as usual but I also didn't really care for any of the characters. She gravitates towards teens and for some reason it doesn't work for me as a reader in the longer format. That said it's ambitious, engaging, and moving.
Thank you to #RandomHouse and #NetGalley for providing this #ARC Advance Reading Copy. Expected publication date is February 13, 2024.
• 640 pages • first pub 2024 • fiction • contemporary • fantasy • magical-realism • 3.5 Stars
Three teenagers, Laura, Daniel, and Mo, disappear from their hometown, the small seaside community of Lovesend, Massachusetts, and are presumed dead. Almost a year later, they find themselves beneath the fluorescent lights of a high school classroom. In this “afterlife” the teens find themselves being used as pawns in a supernatural power struggle.
Speaking of struggling, I found this book rather challenging, which is disappointing because Kelly Link is one of my go-to authors. After having read and enjoyed all of her short stories, I expected more from this the long-awaited debut novel.
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• 640 pages • first pub 2024 • fiction • contemporary • fantasy • magical-realism • 3.5 Stars
Three teenagers, Laura, Daniel, and Mo, disappear from their hometown, the small seaside community of Lovesend, Massachusetts, and are presumed dead. Almost a year later, they find themselves beneath the fluorescent lights of a high school classroom. In this “afterlife” the teens find themselves being used as pawns in a supernatural power struggle.
Speaking of struggling, I found this book rather challenging, which is disappointing because Kelly Link is one of my go-to authors. After having read and enjoyed all of her short stories, I expected more from this the long-awaited debut novel.
#Bookstagram #TheBookOfLove #KellyLink
This book could have been double the size and I still would have given it 5 stars.
Gave it a few chapters.... wasn't interested in the mystery or characters... let it go
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes