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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-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
4.5 stars. An excellent portrayal of depression and a piece of ugly American history we don't talk about.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Often fragmentary this contained some interesting and well researched ideas but they were not brought together sufficiently to be gripping enough. It was also so far fetched it became ridiculous in parts. Had it been billed as a ghost story it might have been different. Not one of my favourites.
I loved the ghost Lia and how the story all came together in the end, but throughout the story I didn't really find myself attached to anyone else.
Coincidence, or fate? That is the question. Picoult is a favorite author of mine and this one doesn't disappoint.
Part ghost story, part romance, part history lesson, we are dropped into two timelines which are intertwined over time. A 70-year-old murder mystery and a modern day story are woven together into a bundle that all makes sense by the end. You end up with a ghost story along with an interesting history of eugenics and Native American cultures that is little-known but worth the read.
Ask yourself a few questions to see if you should read this book?
1) Do you like ghost stories? Then yes, please read.
2) Do you like murder mysteries? This one will keep you guessing.
3) Do you like stories that tie in real-life history? Read this one--it's fascinating.
4) Do you like alternating timelines? This is the book for you.
This is a hard one to summarize because so much is happening, but there is a little something for everyone inside. The strong motherhood story you have come to expect from Picoult with some supernatural twists and turns.
Part ghost story, part romance, part history lesson, we are dropped into two timelines which are intertwined over time. A 70-year-old murder mystery and a modern day story are woven together into a bundle that all makes sense by the end. You end up with a ghost story along with an interesting history of eugenics and Native American cultures that is little-known but worth the read.
Ask yourself a few questions to see if you should read this book?
1) Do you like ghost stories? Then yes, please read.
2) Do you like murder mysteries? This one will keep you guessing.
3) Do you like stories that tie in real-life history? Read this one--it's fascinating.
4) Do you like alternating timelines? This is the book for you.
This is a hard one to summarize because so much is happening, but there is a little something for everyone inside. The strong motherhood story you have come to expect from Picoult with some supernatural twists and turns.
It was odd... but it was okay. Maybe I should have given it two stars?
My least favorite Picoult novel thus far- and I’m a big fan of hers. I think the whole paranormal vibe is just not something that seems to be her style. Almost like she was trying to do something different, but it just fell short. I’ve always loved the way she weaves people’s stores together in clever ways, which she did here as well. I just wasn’t the biggest fan of the plot, I suppose.