3.94 AVERAGE


Storytelling was strong, audiobook was great. I did not agree with a lot of the MC’s decisions, which we don’t have to for it to be a good story, but it was getting frustrating to understand her motivations as time went on.

mandycifuentes's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

I might like this more in a physical book? The narrator in the audiobook created a weird monotone, and I wasn’t finding the main character likeable. Which is a bummer because the book was definitely discussing important things- I’d just rather learn about them from another source. 
mysterious tense medium-paced
dark 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: Complicated

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dark emotional hopeful 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: Yes

Author had a really strong voice in describing her characters indigenous world. Had elements of mystery, generational trauma, but also hope and resilience. 

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challenging emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
informative reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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lgatlin's review

4.0
emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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: No
sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I REALLY wanted to like this book…, but it was incredibly repetitive, surface level, and devoid of emotion for such an emotional topic. 
The main character is NOT loveable and the secondary characters are so flat. 
At one point I had to look up whether the author was a real person because it felt like I was reading something AI generated. 

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