The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3.96 AVERAGE

annahonour's review against another edition

3.5
fast-paced

lauren262's review

4.0
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
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snuzzbobble's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark emotional sad tense 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: Complicated
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amanda617's review against another edition

3.75
emotional reflective 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
This is a solid historical fiction book. The descriptions of the heat and discomforts of life at that time are visceral. 
I also recently The Mercies which I found to be profound and probably a tough act to follow. There are a lot of the same themes in this book. 

lucienovelline's review

4.75
dark emotional reflective 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: Yes
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love_nico's review

4.0
dark emotional sad tense 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: Yes

karisquinlan's review

4.0
reflective medium-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: No
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colleenmolsen24's review

3.25
dark emotional slow-paced

liekeparnassia's review

3.0
challenging emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kaeira's review

5.0
dark emotional hopeful reflective 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: Complicated