At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen

At the Water's Edge

Sara Gruen

348 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional medium-paced

Description

After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis’s father, a former army Colonel who is already embarrassed by his son’s in...

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Moods

emotional 80%
adventurous 51%
mysterious 28%
dark 26%
tense 25%
hopeful 23%
reflective 23%
sad 20%
challenging 8%
informative 3%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 21%
fast 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 54% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 27% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.64

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