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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
medium-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Instead what they'll feel is a very particular kind of ache, one that will spasm at random intervals - [...] - and when it does they'll know: this is the longing for a place that's become a part of you. This is the yearning you carry when you never really leave.
It's fair to say that this book got a bit confusing at times with all the perspectives and all the girls with similar sounding names. I think it would have benefited from focusing on less character but more in depth. Anyway, thw writin style was great and I will definitely keep up with whatever book Emily Layden decides to write next
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
✨All girls✨
I was initially drawn to this novel as its set at a boarding school and I loooove campus novels
I was initially drawn to this novel as its set at a boarding school and I loooove campus novels
kinda boring and predictable. the premise sounded interesting but it doesn’t do it for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content
This book tried to tell a story about a place through a series of incidents & events, but actually wound up telling no story at all. There were far too many characters & you never got to know any of them well enough to be invested in their story. The scope was too broad & it made the book lack tension, which seemed like it would’ve been in abundance as a group of teenage girls reacted to the assault allegation at their boarding school. In the end, though, very few of the girls’ stories even connected back to the assault. It just became a thing that happened in the background, but never really affected the day-to-day lives of the characters.
I received a free ARC of this book from NetGalley.
I received a free ARC of this book from NetGalley.
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes