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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
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
An accurate portrayal of teenage life and the challenges young girls face.
I think the buying representation is well done and Laura deals with some very sensitive subject matters with ease and consideration.
I also love anything to do with witches which is what initially drew me in and I think that Maggie’s story was fascinating to read.
I recommend for younger audience, around 13-16! A good coming of age novel.
I think the buying representation is well done and Laura deals with some very sensitive subject matters with ease and consideration.
I also love anything to do with witches which is what initially drew me in and I think that Maggie’s story was fascinating to read.
I recommend for younger audience, around 13-16! A good coming of age novel.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
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:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent
This book was another that I could not put down. While I might have been a teensy bit irritated at the beginning that we didn’t know what happened to her exactly, that’s all due to my own impatient personality. The way the author left us the breadcrumbs so that we got a look into it slowly was the perfect way to do it and kept me as a reader on the edge of my seat, turning pages as fast as I could to see what went down. But then there was the point were not only did we find out about Anna’s past and her reason for moving, but she also lost her new friends, which at first was not understandable. Then, when we were let in on that extra bit of bullying that Anna had to deal with, well it made sense. And that was about halfway through, and suddenly I was in tears. Streaming down my face tears, but still I couldn’t put the book down because I had to get to some ray of hope, there had to be something. And there was. It was small, but it was enough to keep Anna going, as well as me as a reader being able to slow the tears for a bit.
And while this is a contemporary, it has some historical fiction in it as well. It touches on a woman who was accused of witchcraft in the past, all because of something done to her. The way that historical part of the story tied in so perfectly to the witch hunt, or as we call it these days, slut shaming, is something that so many people need to read or somehow they need to understand it! There are people in my life who I know are good people, but still think those things that because a woman dressed a certain way, or went to a certain place, she didn’t “deserve it” they say, but she should have expected it. And the part at the end, in the cafeteria, where Anna says what she does, that part was perfection.
On a less serious note, I loved the setting of the book. Anna had lived in England and had moved to Scotland. That was neat to read about because my sister recently moved to Scotland, from America not England, but still. This is another book I will be purchasing for my school library next fall, and another book I’ll be keeping a copy of for myself, and my sister who wants to read it as well!
Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.
And while this is a contemporary, it has some historical fiction in it as well. It touches on a woman who was accused of witchcraft in the past, all because of something done to her. The way that historical part of the story tied in so perfectly to the witch hunt, or as we call it these days, slut shaming, is something that so many people need to read or somehow they need to understand it! There are people in my life who I know are good people, but still think those things that because a woman dressed a certain way, or went to a certain place, she didn’t “deserve it” they say, but she should have expected it. And the part at the end, in the cafeteria, where Anna says what she does, that part was perfection.
On a less serious note, I loved the setting of the book. Anna had lived in England and had moved to Scotland. That was neat to read about because my sister recently moved to Scotland, from America not England, but still. This is another book I will be purchasing for my school library next fall, and another book I’ll be keeping a copy of for myself, and my sister who wants to read it as well!
Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.
Can't really put my finger on it, but I found the story wanting
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An important read for an important time!
In a world where people like talking about revenge porn with the same amount of sense as "your house wouldn't have been burned to the ground if you didn't own one" or "if you didn't want to be set on fire then why do you wear such flammable clothing", a story that explores the aftermath of revenge porn (the brutality, the passivity hurting as much as the bullying and harassment, how under-prepared and ignorant the people in a position to help can be, etc.) is something a lot of people can sympathize with and everyone should know about.
Bate's first novel is just like all her other works - well-written, heavily researched, engaging and unafraid to explore the damage sexism can have on the world and people in it.
In a world where people like talking about revenge porn with the same amount of sense as "your house wouldn't have been burned to the ground if you didn't own one" or "if you didn't want to be set on fire then why do you wear such flammable clothing", a story that explores the aftermath of revenge porn (the brutality, the passivity hurting as much as the bullying and harassment, how under-prepared and ignorant the people in a position to help can be, etc.) is something a lot of people can sympathize with and everyone should know about.
Bate's first novel is just like all her other works - well-written, heavily researched, engaging and unafraid to explore the damage sexism can have on the world and people in it.