amplenert 's review for:

We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

3.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This felt like literary fiction for middle graders. I found it pretty bleak, especially because it’s set up to revolve around the challenger disaster and one of the three protagonists is super invested in it. I did not enjoy reading a book where the parents’ behaviour was setting up the kids for attachment trauma - it’s obviously a real experience, but it felt so hopeless.