A review by gh0stbird
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really fantastic novel by Emily Austin. Her best yet imo. Very emotionally heavy though. I cried throughout significant portions of this book. It felt like a very cathartic read. The characters are very relatable in a way that I think many people need to hear. 

That said, I do think the book was significantly lacking in character development. There was a small bit of character growth, but I really think Austin could have significantly trimmed the backstory-building first section of the book and (spoiler ahead)
spent a lot more time developing and building a new relationship between Sigrid and Magrit after Sigrid's suicide attempt. There is the slightest hint of this progress at the very end of the book, but I think this novel really needed much more of that.
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