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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
love love small town horror
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A spooky rural town (gave me Appalachian vibes?) with old town classist hierarchy built upon the wealth from stone carving of a by gone era leaving a haunted (culture??) people and mysteriously dying teens
Bi rep in multiple characters
but this was dammmmmn sad
Definitely pretty clear Christian-coded savior (evil angel) vibe trying to rectify / revenge for their own death so young by the hands of the greedy boss family by now taking the lives of young people
Interesting seance situations going on and some general witchiness and mystery
Shameful secrets of a small town
Bi rep in multiple characters
but this was dammmmmn sad
Definitely pretty clear Christian-coded savior (evil angel) vibe trying to rectify / revenge for their own death so young by the hands of the greedy boss family by now taking the lives of young people
Interesting seance situations going on and some general witchiness and mystery
Shameful secrets of a small town
I really wish I had liked this more than I did given it's a YA horror with a bisexual Chinese protagonist, but I honestly had difficulty engaging with the story. It's much more atmospheric than explanatory and to me this would have benefited from going more into the mythology of the Angel.
I especially wish I liked this more because it specifically deals with teen suicide, but I found the metaphor to rely too heavily on the horror aspect. I appreciate what Lee is trying to do, but linking mental illness to an entity actually undermined the message for me. The entire book feels foggy and unclear with where it's trying to go.
I especially wish I liked this more because it specifically deals with teen suicide, but I found the metaphor to rely too heavily on the horror aspect. I appreciate what Lee is trying to do, but linking mental illness to an entity actually undermined the message for me. The entire book feels foggy and unclear with where it's trying to go.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
I just. I couldn't. There's no theme, there's too many characters all at once with o discernible distinction, the plot moves at a snail's pace and then jerks forwards like a backfiring car, and most of all the aesthetics of Slater is so fucking nonsensical I could not see it at *all*. And that's fucking worrying for a novel - YA or not - that's trying to go for some Genius Loci mystery.
This read like a draft 1 sorely in need of revisions.
This read like a draft 1 sorely in need of revisions.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No