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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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:
No
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Looking back into her past, Kit reflects back on the summer when she was aged sixteen, and her life and relationships with her increasingly distanced parents.
The novel begins as a letter to someone, it sounds like a confession and immediately introduces a feeling, a weight of guilt.
Written in first person, from the perspective of Kit, we are introduced early to the concept of an unreliable narrator, with an apologetic admission that her own aging memories may be blurred and not be wholly accurate. I must admit I do often struggle with an unreliable narrator but I think it creates the right tone for this particular book.
Intense and engaging from the start, the words are beautifully written, the sentences are dream like and flowing.
The main themes in the novel are of relationships, and the many shapes and forms that they can take and this is explored fairly successfully. The novel centers around its central characters and relationships, and the main criticism I have is that the world and plot building suffered a little as a consequence.
I struggle to articulate a plot behind that of a fairly vague blurb on the inside of the book. I felt at the end that there were elements that had been building so slowly and then rushed to a conclusion without the substance in between, and I feel it needed one more chapter to fully enable that to happen.
Whilst I think there are some elements that could’ve elevated the book even higher, this was a lovely book to read and I’d like to thank Hachette Books for an advanced copy.
TWs: for alcoholism, mental health issues, domestic abuse.
The novel begins as a letter to someone, it sounds like a confession and immediately introduces a feeling, a weight of guilt.
Written in first person, from the perspective of Kit, we are introduced early to the concept of an unreliable narrator, with an apologetic admission that her own aging memories may be blurred and not be wholly accurate. I must admit I do often struggle with an unreliable narrator but I think it creates the right tone for this particular book.
Intense and engaging from the start, the words are beautifully written, the sentences are dream like and flowing.
The main themes in the novel are of relationships, and the many shapes and forms that they can take and this is explored fairly successfully. The novel centers around its central characters and relationships, and the main criticism I have is that the world and plot building suffered a little as a consequence.
I struggle to articulate a plot behind that of a fairly vague blurb on the inside of the book. I felt at the end that there were elements that had been building so slowly and then rushed to a conclusion without the substance in between, and I feel it needed one more chapter to fully enable that to happen.
Whilst I think there are some elements that could’ve elevated the book even higher, this was a lovely book to read and I’d like to thank Hachette Books for an advanced copy.
TWs: for alcoholism, mental health issues, domestic abuse.
Listen I’m not trying to have any more 1 star reads this month. So this will be exchanged for something else, goodnight.
adventurous
challenging
funny
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Haunting. A masterful balance of tenderness and tension.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
reflective
tense
fast-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