Reviews with content warning for Ableism - Happiness Falls

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lauren_lovestoread's review

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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allisonstockslager's review

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challenging emotional informative mysterious slow-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

4.0

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boop123's review

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it's a no for me I'm sorry. I came in here for some mystery and thriller and instead, what I got was a philosophy lesson. Not that there's anything bad with that, but I wanted more mystery and thriller. Not to mention, the main character was too annoying and arrogant even for me. There was a lot of rambling which I know is the point of the main character but I was still not into it

I gave it a chance though but I gave up until I reached just the half way point. If the book only started to pick up in the second half, I think I lost all energy to care about what's going to happen.

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maijanou's review

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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tiareads's review

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informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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emotional informative mysterious 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

4.0

I don’t think I really knew what I was getting into with this book. I loved all the themes that ran through, particularly of being unseen. It was layered and clever and sad. But the breakthrough forced me out of that sadness, except Mia’s ongoing doubts will nag at me tonight - not because I trust Mia so much but because I really want to believe in Eugene.

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cc_shelflove's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

Literary fiction (one of my favorites 🖤) + missing father + police investigation + legal proceedings + ANGIE FREAKIN' KIM.... you know you're getting a good book before you even start reading. Dad is missing, and we must find him. But what if the last person who saw Dad is our little brother, Eugene, who is nonspeaking due to his dual diagnosis of autism and mosaic Angelman syndrome. That's right. Our only witness to Dad's disappearance cannot even tell us what happened. Like that in Miracle Creek, the writing here is truly incredible. I can understand why it took four years for Kim to release another book, as you can tell this novel was a labor of love. It is packed with facts and experiences; Rome was not built in a day. There is a loose end that is never revealed, and although Kim clearly explains to the reader the reason for this conclusion, damn it, I wanted to know the truth! Hopefully we don't have to wait another four years for her next book, but I will if I have to. My overall thoughts: impressive and informational without being the least bit boring.

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