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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
slow-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked this. It was very tense and I was pulled along. Only Will’s chapters were successful. Phoebe felt very underdeveloped but I guess that also served the mystery of the book. You truly didn’t understand what was going on in her mind. The ending was kinda rushed.
Boring and dull, I was bitter and annoyed the entire time I read.
I liked the idea of watching the girl fall to the cult through her boyfriend's view. The rape scene was, in my eyes, entirely unnecessary. Phoebe was already too deep in the cult for her to come back to reality so easily, it's framed that her sexual assault is what drives the nail in the coffin sealing her fate in the cult
She was already in the cult at that point, she would have just continued to be sucked in further. I find it frustrating that that scene is framed in such a manner.
I liked the idea of watching the girl fall to the cult through her boyfriend's view. The rape scene was, in my eyes, entirely unnecessary. Phoebe was already too deep in the cult for her to come back to reality so easily, it's framed that her sexual assault is what drives the nail in the coffin sealing her fate in the cult
She was already in the cult at that point, she would have just continued to be sucked in further. I find it frustrating that that scene is framed in such a manner.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Neither as bad as the critics who hated it nor as good as those who loved it. Most of the characters are not that well developed, and I didn't love any of them. I think you effectively feel for some of the characters at various points, but the leaps to their dramatic actions don't feel that convincing. It's well written, though some of the narration is initially confusing. I wanted to know where it was going, and read it pretty quickly because of that (which I take as a sign of good craft).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-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
This was such a great read about a subject not many know how to approach; faith. The writing style is so unique, almost poetic in the way words bounce off each other. But this style does make or brake the book for the reader, so keep that in mind.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Abortion
