Keeping the House by Tice Cin

Keeping the House

Tice Cin

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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Description

Imagine a cabbage: at its centre is North London's Turkish heroin trade, and the overlapping leaves are the stories of its players. There's Damla, a Turkish-Cypriot girl growing up in Tottenham, and her mother Ayla, who moved there from North Cypr...

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Community Reviews Summary of 112 reviews

Moods

challenging 58%
reflective 58%
dark 53%
emotional 41%
adventurous 20%
funny 20%
tense 17%
mysterious 12%
sad 12%
informative 7%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 37%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 44% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 38% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 63% | No: 18% | Yes: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 19%

Average rating

3.45

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