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157 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911648499
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Indigo Press
Publication date: 24 February 2023
Description
Winner of the Jean Fanchette Prize 2021 Fifteen-year-old Noemi has no choice but to leave school and work in the house of the wealthy De Grandbourg family. Just across the road from the slums where she grew up, she encounters a world that is stark...
Community Reviews Summary of 135 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
dark 62%
reflective 50%
challenging 41%
informative 24%
tense 13%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 2%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 24% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 45% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Rape, RacismModerate
Slavery, Colonisation, Drug abuseMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Drug use
157 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911648499
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Indigo Press
Publication date: 24 February 2023
Description
Winner of the Jean Fanchette Prize 2021 Fifteen-year-old Noemi has no choice but to leave school and work in the house of the wealthy De Grandbourg family. Just across the road from the slums where she grew up, she encounters a world that is stark...
Community Reviews Summary of 135 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
dark 62%
reflective 50%
challenging 41%
informative 24%
tense 13%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 2%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 24% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 45% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Rape, RacismModerate
Slavery, Colonisation, Drug abuseMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Drug use