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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m not sure if it’s bc I started with the audiobook, but it can get very confusing at times when everyone’s thoughts are being told. Enjoyed the storyline and most of the characters.had a hard time relating to dava but maybe that’s the point? Definitely felt for her. Really enjoyed reading about her family dynamic
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness
Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
How I felt about this book changed as I read it. It was engrossing I’ll say and the story, presented in the first 100 pages or so, unfolds so nicely. Dava, changes, which I hoped she would in ways, but still remains so fierce. The characters could’ve been developed more (I still didn’t feel like I knew them, with the exception of Rev) but I did like what was developed. There was a trueness to them (with the exception of Arvid and Dava’s relationship, but I wonder if this was intentional, as seen through the veil of grief and time), their varied relationships and responses to their mothers death. Again I felt her trying to show not tell, which wasn’t always successful and made the writing sometimes clunky, but what a well told story all the same. I said to a friend around page 180 that the premise was more interesting than the story, and I’m happy to report I changed my mind. The premise was, in the end, the way our characters were able to change and grow and, though I was grateful for it, the characters themselves shown through in the end! A lovely, enjoyable read.
emotional
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
emotional
reflective
sad
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
Who hasn't wanted to do the Tom-Sawyer-at-his-own-funeral thing? When you're as rich as Dava Shastri, you can actually engineer something similar but (and this is a huge but) you can't control the narrative. Because dead. Nor can you control how your children react to said narrative. "They" say no one really knows their parents, and for the Shastri children, that's 100% true. The day their mother dies is also the day the world they knew dies... It does give readers pause if they've been wondering what people would say at their passing. (hint: all those secrets will come out. luckily, you'll be dead)
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss.
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss.