3.78 AVERAGE

spiderfly's review

4.0

I usually enjoy magical realism, and I did really enjoy this book.  The characters were nicely multi-dimensional and felt true to the way humans really are, with their mix of complex behaviors and choices.  The story was interesting.  There were a few things I expected to come back around at the end that didn't, and the end section felt a little less filled out than the rest of the book.  But it was quite a nice surprise of a book, considering I knew nothing about it before I started reading.
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sarakixx's review

4.0
reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

oooliejulie's review

4.0
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
dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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
emotional funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
challenging reflective

solid read and great concept, but a bit new-school too-cool artsy for me

lisakvogel's review

4.0
mysterious reflective slow-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