Butcherbird by Cassie Hart

Butcherbird

Cassie Hart

356 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Description

Something is drawing Jena Benedict’s family to darkness. Her mother, father, brother and baby sister are killed in a barn fire, and Grandmother Rose banishes Jena from the farm. Now, twenty years on, Rose is dying, and Jena returns home wanting an...

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Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 80%
tense 70%
emotional 50%
sad 35%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 10%
reflective 10%
challenging 5%
funny 5%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 44%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Plot: 22% | Character: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 81% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | No: 25% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 46% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%

Average rating

3.72

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