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300 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529151671
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hutchinson Heinemann
Publication date: 04 April 2024
Description
From the moment Ava Carson and her ten-year-old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family shelter in Philadelphia in 1985, Ava is already plotting a way out. Estranged from her own mother, Dutchess, and their home in Bonaparte, Alabama, Av...
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
dark 59%
sad 57%
tense 51%
challenging 45%
reflective 24%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 37% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 21% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Police brutality, RacismModerate
Drug use, Alcoholism, Physical abuse
300 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529151671
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hutchinson Heinemann
Publication date: 04 April 2024
Description
From the moment Ava Carson and her ten-year-old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family shelter in Philadelphia in 1985, Ava is already plotting a way out. Estranged from her own mother, Dutchess, and their home in Bonaparte, Alabama, Av...
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
dark 59%
sad 57%
tense 51%
challenging 45%
reflective 24%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 37% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 21% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Police brutality, RacismModerate
Drug use, Alcoholism, Physical abuse