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Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

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mgmsharpe's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

This was really good.

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jambo__07's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

chasc_taylor's review against another edition

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Soft DNF on page 95. Struggling to get into this one and connect with the characters. I found myself skimming paragraphs/lengthy descriptions. This may have worked better as a novella (with a heavy handed editor). I may return to this book another day.

jluv1220's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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talireadsbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Really well written and engaging. So devastating.

bocasbri's review against another edition

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3.75

this was a very raw, real book. i felt for kiara from page on of the book. she had to live through so many painful experiences and had no great options. despite this, her character was still so loving and caring. watching her try her best to care for trevor really showed how much she still had to give. while i was really sad to see trevor get taken away, i do think it was a bit unsustainable for her to care for him as well as herself. i wish that we got to see more of the brother’s experience because he was clearly struggling and reacting in a very different way than her. it would have been interesting to see that a bit more flushed out!

the book felt a bit young-adulty to me and felt like everything was written to have an impact. i think the plot itself was already so heart wrenching that not every sentence needed to have a gut punch. the author is clearly talented but at times it was a bit much. other than that, i felt like there were weird gaps in the story–especially concerning the court case that just made me feel like i was missing parts of the book.

rosemwood's review against another edition

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5.0

This is a trigger book! A very dark book and no one should have to go through what the main character went through but its sad to know that there are people who have to live that way. The story is about survival, about poverty, and injustice. The author was just 17 years old went she started writing this book. She has such passion such compassion in the way she writes.