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Gathering Blue

Lois Lowry

3.72 AVERAGE


I loveddd this book!!! The only reason I gave it 3 stars is because the ending did not feel right, it was missing something. Other then that it was a very good book.
dark hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

This was an excellent follow-up to “The Giver,” and in many ways is what I was hoping out of the first book. There are flaws and rushed developments, but the characters are interesting and the story is worth reading. 

This was cute but was a strange follow up from the first. It had very little to do with the characters in the giver. Apparently it’s the same time period but different characters and a whole new society. It was cute! It wasn’t what I expected and I had to forget about the first to enjoy this one but on its own it was really cute. I loved the primitive society and the little bits of magic.
hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was so boring lol it does not hit like the first one. At all. Buuuuuut it’s important for continuing the story and the plot is vaguely interesting + good world building and silly characters 🤷🏻‍♀️
dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-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

Saying this is a series is miss leading. Other then the overall theme of the book, it is unrelated to the Giver.
That aside, it kept me mildly entertained. There was not enough to keep me engaged. Very slow paced. Hardly anything building up to a Climax. And almost no Climax. Just very one pace.
challenging emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated