Creatures: A Novel by Crissy Van Meter
Creatures: A Novel

Crissy Van Meter

Creatures: A Novel

Crissy Van Meter

272 pages first pub 2020 (view editions)

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Creatures is perfect for a reader who wants to watch a woman sift through the wreckage of a childhood spent on a remote, sea-battered island where love arrived like storms—sudden, dazzling, and always leaving something broken behind—while the clock ticks down to a wedding that may never happen because the groom might already be claimed by the same ocean that raised her.

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On the eve of Evangeline’s wedding on Winter Island, the groom may be lost at sea, a dead whale is trapped in the harbor, and Evie’s mostly absent mother has shown up out of the blue. From there, in this mesmerizing, provocative debut, the narrat...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 1,133 reviews

Moods

reflective: 90%

emotional: 79%

sad: 51%

dark: 35%

challenging: 21%

hopeful: 21%

adventurous: 12%

mysterious: 10%

tense: 10%

informative: 4%

inspiring: 3%

funny: 2%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

7% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose A mix
93% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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