Reviews

In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

sunnykate's review

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

arthur_pendrgn's review

 Too slowly paced in the beginning to make the plot intriguing, too little characterization in the beginning to make the characters likeable or interesting. Not the book for me. 

casp801's review

5.0

made me cry in public thanks

penumbral's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

jdavis147's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

tbuoy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

eforthof's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Cool way to tell a story with narrators switching between two family members and two times/locations. Read this fast, but wasn’t super impressed with the resolution- a bit predictable.

betweenpages's review

informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

sammunro24's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

cvlitt's review

4.0

3.5 stars rounded up

I kind of feel like if you asked me why happened in this book, I’m not sure I could tell you. There wants a ton of plot until the last 25%. But I really liked the book for some reason. The author is a great writer and the characters were really well done. I also liked how part of the story was set in 1928 LA, which I know nothing about.