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Hearts and Bones: Love Stories for Late Youth by Niamh Mulvey

sydapel's review

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
I've decided not to give this a star rating, mostly as I felt really disconnected from these short stories, reading mostly to tick this off my TBR. While some did stick out to me, I don't remember enough of it to offer any well constructed thoughts or criticism, except to say the setting and melancholy of the characters feels vaguely Sally Rooney-esque (I feel like I say this every third review, but it is my brand) 

mrej's review against another edition

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emotional

3.0

Not my favourite read, I was not really invested in any of the short stories and was confused by some of them. The one about the ventriloquist doll was so weird. But I did enjoy the one about the woman who found out she was being cheated on since there was real character growth in that story and was a lovely tale of womanhood. But other than that, none of the stories stuck with me. 

annekrag's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

4.0

maria_2510's review against another edition

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emotional sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

felskywalker's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

breadmytoaster's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

just a very real and relatable group of short stories about all kinds of love. if you don't relate to some of them right now, you will in the future.

the_mannika's review against another edition

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reflective

4.0

isabel_ali's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

hollyko's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

raywalmsley's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5