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Kept Animals by Kate Milliken

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half_book_and_co's review against another edition

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4.0

3,5

danapr's review

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4.0

Most of this story takes place in 1993 in Topanga Canyon in California and centers around a group of teenagers who live near or ride horses on a ranch there. The author skillfully creates each character’s personality and the complicated relationships amongst the teens themselves and with their parents. Brief parts of the story fast-forward to 2015 and a ranch in Wyoming in which a young woman who is the daughter of one of the teenagers struggles with trying to figure out who she is and what happened to destroy Topanga Canyon in 1993. The story builds in intensity feeding the reader bits of information to keep reading to find out all the events that happened on a single night to dramatically change so many lives. My only criticism is that the ending seemed too rushed after the slow buildup and almost a little too obscure. My thanks to Scribner Books for the Goodreads giveaway!

amylynnknitsreads's review against another edition

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I just never felt hooked by the plot or characters

bubblebuddy's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

vspinazola's review against another edition

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DNF at pg. 162. Halfway through and can't keep track of characters, time frames. There's not sufficient background on why people are doing what they're doing, or information on why people have the relationships they do.