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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Teens aren’t my favorite protagonists. Didn’t look forward to reading it.
“– in the kind of town where coyotes chew on stray cigarette butts and packs of boys go howling at the moon.” -Anna Bailey, Where the Truth Lies
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Some slight spoilers below, marked just in case.
The reason I marked this book as a three comes down to the way this author addresses religion. It was very apparent and rather in your face with all of the "decent" characters you're supposed to feel for to openly reject religion while the bad characters you're made to hate revel in their faith. It felt rather off to me.
It was also very off-putting hearing some of the rural terms as... Rural folks, especially children wouldn't know or act in certain ways. A child in an abusive home is not going to understand gypsy is a slur in other regions. Grown men will not joke about being politically correct when joking offensively with old friends. The comments of Emma being uncomfortable around police solely for her race was also a bit laughable considering there were other Latinos in the town treated well.
Most importantly, a rural town I'm a valley will not have decent internet. Certainly not to watch TV online. Whenever my family goes to the mountains, we lose all service. This was the most unbelievable of them all.
Great story, but it was clearly written by someone who does not have an accurate understanding of rural America, and it does show if you live in rural America.
It was also very off-putting hearing some of the rural terms as... Rural folks, especially children wouldn't know or act in certain ways. A child in an abusive home is not going to understand gypsy is a slur in other regions. Grown men will not joke about being politically correct when joking offensively with old friends. The comments of Emma being uncomfortable around police solely for her race was also a bit laughable considering there were other Latinos in the town treated well.
Most importantly, a rural town I'm a valley will not have decent internet. Certainly not to watch TV online. Whenever my family goes to the mountains, we lose all service. This was the most unbelievable of them all.
Great story, but it was clearly written by someone who does not have an accurate understanding of rural America, and it does show if you live in rural America.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5⭐️. I went into this book blindly not really knowing much about it- I thought it was a thriller about a teenage girl gone missing. Little did I know there was a lot more to this story.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
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:
Yes