A review by medusasmayhem
Deceptive Calm by Patricia Skipper

challenging sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Summarized writing instead of storytelling. Hard to get into and get hooked until about 60% way in then immediately lost interest until about 80% through the end, just for it to be an unresolved ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

1960s-1980s South with no heed on the terms used back then nor the hate crimes