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adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I listened to this on audiobook but I did try to start reading this years again and never got into it before it was due to the library. It was still challenging to get into, maybe because the beginning is pretty dry and it takes a long time to start getting into actual dialogue and the real story. However it was such a unique subject and I really did enjoy the story once it got started and definitely shed some tears for this unconventional family. I can’t decide if I like how it ended because obviously returning Lucy to her actual mother was the right thing to do but that poor little girl!! I sorta wish some sort of compromise could have been made but I suppose that’s not realistic. Damn them for even keeping her in the first place and putting me through this ugh
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Blood, War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Vomit and Cancer
I think you could consider the entire premise of this book is about kidnapping thought not exactly in a criminal way. Lots of description and grief over miscarriages and stillborn birth, some mention of war and death.
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