Candelaria by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Candelaria

Melissa Lozada-Oliva

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
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Description

Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents meets Cormac McCarthy’s The RoadYour granddaughters are lost, Candelaria. Bianca, the brainy archaeologist, had to forfeit her life’s work in Guatemala after her advisor seduced and deserted ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 171 reviews

Moods

dark 77%
mysterious 67%
funny 61%
adventurous 52%
emotional 52%
tense 39%
challenging 34%
reflective 25%
hopeful 13%
sad 8%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 37%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 74% | Character: 18% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 90% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 5%

Average rating

4.1

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