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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
This was a small novel that packed a lot into it. The story focuses on three women in a well-to-do Oregon neighborhood. Two of them are very close and the third is stand-offish and distant. One of the women, Cora, makes it her mission to befriend the distant one, Georgia. Meanwhile, the third one, Paige, has changed in the last year after the death of her son, and she is suspicious of all the neighbors. The novel plays out, going back and forth to each character's POV as they all work to entangle and disentangle themselves from their own husbands and each others'. The author makes some interesting choices and as the stories overlap and change, you find yourself rooting for all three women and the ways they are there for each other, even when it's difficult.
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
funny
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Minor: Drug abuse
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
This is a little too far in the "psychopath menacing the innocent woman" category--it would remind you of Pretty Little Lies, but it does fall short. A good-enough summer read, if you like women-in-jep medium-light.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced