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What happens when someone disappears from a small town, but no one looks for her...except Fin. This story told in 2 perspectives (Fin and Rosa) was magical, sad, and so much more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm, Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Kidnapping
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Kidnapping
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
Yes
I would recommend this book to someone who is looking for magical realism and mystery. It has a diverse cast of characters in terms of personality and strong female characters. It talks about topics and or conditions that some can relate to. It is a coming-of-age story and the layout of the book is unique as it intertwines different characters' stories going back and forth with different perspectives.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment
The injury/injury detail is related to the medical content as one of the characters needs stitching done. I would say in terms of sexual content its a typical ya book relating to the charcters relationship as teens.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
Honestly loved every aspect of magical realism. It was a bit slow and confusing to start and I wish the plot twist had a bit more explication. Loved the switch it point of view throughout the book! All in all very beautiful.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Initial Response
Well. That was. Interesting?
High Lights
- I really loved Roza! I thought she was strong but still human, and she had the best lines in the book. XD
- Finn was a little sweetie, and Sean was a marshmallow underneath his cold exterior. Roza and Sean just AGH made my heart flutter. They were definitely my favorite couple. Sean and Petey were adorable too!
- I really liked the setting! A little country, almost hick-ish town, with strange characters and some perhaps magical goings-on. It was unlike any genre I've ever read and I'm still kind of dazzled by it.
- I loved how the story was told. We didn't quite get the whole picture, but the more you read, the more you figured out, like a picture slowly being revealed. I thought Roza's backstory was just fascinating,and I loved how Finn had face-blindness! I thought that was a really neat thing and something you don't see in books. I loved how it tied so wonderfully into the story.
- The kidnapper was SO CREEPY. Really terrifying, but he was the kind of villain you loved to hate.
- The writing style was very unique. I loved how the author described simple things and wove everything together so brilliantly. Words began to have distinctive meanings, and you knew when the characters said them it was special. I loved it.
Low Lights
- I think my main issue with this story was the lack of explanations. It was too confusing for me. I understand that most of the story was supposed to be interpreted by the reader, but I felt everything was really murky and hard to figure out. Scenes just happened and left me wondering...Why did that happen? What was the point of that? Where did it take the story? Everything was so mysterious and unexplained.
- What bothered me most was the lack of explanation about the kidnapper. I was just waiting and waiting to figure out who he really was, what was really going on, but...it never came. Or maybe the answer was just over my head. XD I did like him as a villain, however, I wished that he would have been characterized a bit more, given a bit of personality, and more a motive rather than just 'I'm kidnapping this girl because she's the most beautiful.' Blah. He was rather bland (he's even called that several times in the book), and I like a strong, purposeful villain.
- Maybe this book is too complicated for me. Maybe I'm missing a deeper message. But it just didn't strike a chord with me. I wish there had been more magic in this book. When a book says it's a 'magical realism', I'm watching out for magical happenings and characters using magic as an everyday tool. I didn't get that in this book. I wish that the romance hadn't been a majority of the book (that one is mostly just personal. I'm not much into romance.)
- I also didn't appreciate the few sex scenes dropped in for...seemingly no reason. I get it. They like each other. But we're just jumping right in? Really? There was also a lot of unnecessary language that upset me.
Conclusion
In closing, this really wasn't a horrible book. I did enjoy it. The characters were fun, the setting was lovely, but it just wasn't the book for me. But if YOU want a sweet, dreamy love story, with a bit of a sinister twist, I'd recommend this one to you.
Well. That was. Interesting?
High Lights
- I really loved Roza! I thought she was strong but still human, and she had the best lines in the book. XD
- Finn was a little sweetie, and Sean was a marshmallow underneath his cold exterior. Roza and Sean just AGH made my heart flutter. They were definitely my favorite couple. Sean and Petey were adorable too!
- I really liked the setting! A little country, almost hick-ish town, with strange characters and some perhaps magical goings-on. It was unlike any genre I've ever read and I'm still kind of dazzled by it.
- I loved how the story was told. We didn't quite get the whole picture, but the more you read, the more you figured out, like a picture slowly being revealed. I thought Roza's backstory was just fascinating,
- The kidnapper was SO CREEPY. Really terrifying, but he was the kind of villain you loved to hate.
- The writing style was very unique. I loved how the author described simple things and wove everything together so brilliantly. Words began to have distinctive meanings, and you knew when the characters said them it was special. I loved it.
Low Lights
- I think my main issue with this story was the lack of explanations. It was too confusing for me. I understand that most of the story was supposed to be interpreted by the reader, but I felt everything was really murky and hard to figure out. Scenes just happened and left me wondering...Why did that happen? What was the point of that? Where did it take the story? Everything was so mysterious and unexplained.
- What bothered me most was the lack of explanation about the kidnapper. I was just waiting and waiting to figure out who he really was, what was really going on, but...it never came. Or maybe the answer was just over my head. XD I did like him as a villain, however, I wished that he would have been characterized a bit more, given a bit of personality, and more a motive rather than just 'I'm kidnapping this girl because she's the most beautiful.' Blah. He was rather bland (he's even called that several times in the book), and I like a strong, purposeful villain.
- Maybe this book is too complicated for me. Maybe I'm missing a deeper message. But it just didn't strike a chord with me. I wish there had been more magic in this book. When a book says it's a 'magical realism', I'm watching out for magical happenings and characters using magic as an everyday tool. I didn't get that in this book. I wish that the romance hadn't been a majority of the book (that one is mostly just personal. I'm not much into romance.)
- I also didn't appreciate the few sex scenes dropped in for...seemingly no reason. I get it. They like each other. But we're just jumping right in? Really? There was also a lot of unnecessary language that upset me.
Conclusion
In closing, this really wasn't a horrible book. I did enjoy it. The characters were fun, the setting was lovely, but it just wasn't the book for me. But if YOU want a sweet, dreamy love story, with a bit of a sinister twist, I'd recommend this one to you.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content