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Lone Women

Victor LaValle

3.84 AVERAGE

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious 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

I described the plot of this to my dad, he called it “Little House on the Scary” and I will never come up with a better or more accurate review
challenging dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was ok. It had many slow moments and I found myself getting lost but the tones of found sisterhood, hardship & rebuilding was interesting to read in this context. It did feel eerie at times I just wish it captivated me more than it did. 
challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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tashasd's review

5.0

Just read this book!

Mr. LaValle’s writing is outstanding and this is one of the best books of 2023. The stories of women homesteaders are rarely told, and hearing about Black ones is even more rare. Loved this book.

Anti-climactic. Interesting setting. Lacking in scary.