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fahyhallowell 's review for:
The Country of Ice Cream Star
by Sandra Newman
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Some plot twist or other midway through this dystopian story about gang like tribes of black children doomed to die as they enter adulthood - starring a hyper sexual 15 year old - made me curious about the author and I was honestly uncomfortable to learn it was a white woman (as am I). Later plot twists just felt increasingly implausible, like NYC being run by a cynical cult of Catholicism in which our young heroin instantly has a starring role.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy