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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

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elsaschuster's review against another edition

fast-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

4.75

This book is everything you love about Taylor Jenkins-Reid’s recent work, with all of the social awareness that comes from being on the internet in the 2020s. And it’s her debut???

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mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I tried so hard to love this book. I loved the format and the characters, but something was off about it. I kept getting bored or sleepy while reading it. A 350 page book usually takes me a few days to read and this one took a month. I can’t pinpoint exactly what it was that I didn’t like, but it wasn’t for me. Maybe it was the format in which it was written? The “twist” that happened? The ending that was meh? I can’t really tell.

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oceanwriter's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I was drawn to this book because of the similarities to Daisy Jones & The Six. While the setup is the same and it’s set in a similar era, the story is much different.

The book is an interview with Opal and Nev (and others) for an upcoming book on their lives and time on stage. The interviews alternate all while telling a continuous story.

I was much more interested in Opal and Pearl’s childhood/upbringing story than I was with the rest of the book which surprised me given how much I loved the music scene in Daisy Jones & The Six. Fewer characters certainly made it easier to follow for which I was appreciative. I found this the more powerful story of the two books, and yet, it just hasn’t stuck with me outside of a few annotations. I suppose a large part of that could be how much time I spent comparing the book rather than reading it as its own. That one’s on me.

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kenley11's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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leonormsousa's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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my_a's review against another edition

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3.0

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3littlewordz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another great audiobook recommendation from Black Girls Read Too on Facebook! This book had drama that was portrayed wonderfully by the narrator cast.

Opal and Nev burned hot and bright very quickly, and fulfilled some of the tropes that we see in real life daily - white man seeming to align with the minority Caste when it helps them, but ignoring their actual plight. Young Black woman is passionate but reckless, and the consequences are always much worse. White thugs not really being held responsible for their actions, and dismissing what trauma they've caused outright. The author wrote about these topics in a way that was direct but didn't drag down the pace of the story. Looking forward to checking out more of her work.

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