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rogankeira's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I actually listened to the audiobook, and the audiobook itself is definitely 5 stars, the voices matched the actors so carefully and I don't think the book would have felt quite so immersive and, well, Scottish, had it not been for the audiobook. This is partially, of course, because many people would not read the book in a Scottish accent (although the language itself is quite Scottish).
With regards to the book itself, I have no complaints whatsoever. The plot was intriguing and compelling, the characters multidimensional and interesting, the narrator's voice very strong, and all of the POVs enjoyable. The pacing was also good and I never found myself bored or wanting to skip something, and I found myself appropriately worried, tense etc.
However, for how emotional some of the topics talked about were I didn't feel particularly strong emotions. Which, I think, is also a kind of feature of the particular kind of narrator and listener relationship that is established in this book (which I can't explain, because *spoilers*), but still means that I'm sticking with 4 stars instead of 4.5 stars. (There's hardly any need for me to say why I am not giving 5 stars because that basically doesn't happen.)
DEC 2022: I've bumped this up to 4.5 stars because it has stay especially well in my memory.
JAN 203: Getting rid of half stars, I've kept this at 4.
With regards to the book itself, I have no complaints whatsoever. The plot was intriguing and compelling, the characters multidimensional and interesting, the narrator's voice very strong, and all of the POVs enjoyable. The pacing was also good and I never found myself bored or wanting to skip something, and I found myself appropriately worried, tense etc.
However, for how emotional some of the topics talked about were I didn't feel particularly strong emotions. Which, I think, is also a kind of feature of the particular kind of narrator and listener relationship that is established in this book (which I can't explain, because *spoilers*), but still means that I'm sticking with 4 stars instead of 4.5 stars. (There's hardly any need for me to say why I am not giving 5 stars because that basically doesn't happen.)
DEC 2022: I've bumped this up to 4.5 stars because it has stay especially well in my memory.
JAN 203: Getting rid of half stars, I've kept this at 4.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Death
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
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