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Thunderhead by Miranda Darling

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Thank you Netgalley and Scribe for the eARC! 

The cover is one of the most simple yet stunning designs, and main reason I requested it. The writing is very stream of consciousness/disjointed. The type of lyrical writing where you really have to pay attention otherwise you'll get lost.

There were some beautiful or relatable moments I marked but I felt a lot of this went over my head. Some of the stuff I highlighted felt very relatable to me as an autistic woman, completely different from why our MC feels that way, about not fitting in and "figuring out How To Be" in social settings! 

I was so confused half the time but then the last 20-30 pages it all starts to make more sense. By the end, I honestly didn't know how to feel (and I still don't) 
This is very much no plot, just vibes. Nothing really happens and you don't get much world building. It's all the chaotic thoughts of this woman, Winona, racing through her head (and the voices that add to her chaotic thoughts). 

I read it in a day because it's so short and fast paced. If it was longer I would've DNFd but only 160 pages? Might as well finish it 😂

If you want no plot just vibes, chaotic lists, struggling young mother and wife in suburbia, or a story that comes crashing together in the end, then check out Thunderhead 


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