107 reviews for:

Lightning in a Mason Jar: A Novel

Catherine Mann

3.88 AVERAGE

2ndverse's review

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I wanted to like this more than I did, because the premise was intriguing. However, the writing felt flat, with dialogue that felt forced, and the two timeliness often having a feeling of forced synchronicity for the sake of the plot. As a native of South Carolina, I felt the setting reflected more a stereotype than the complicated realities of the South, and perhaps also for the complicated reality of domestic violence, too. Sadly, this just never felt real and was just not that fulfilling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide

henpen90's review

3.75

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Always have an exit strategy…

suzannebarner's review

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

_vendetta_'s review

4.0

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

kimbop1's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

misspiggyx's review

3.0

emotional inspiring reflective 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

jojomama's review

4.25

emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

antiqueyouth's review against another edition

4.25

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

rblum's review

3.25

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

modernwysewoman's review

3.75

emotional hopeful 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: Complicated