starbeams 's review for:

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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That was different from what I expected.

I began the Bright Falls Trilogy with the last book, ironically, and I haven't finished it yet. As a result, I was familiar with the characters but didn't fully understand them.

The book opens with a strong Iris Kelly (my beloved) and a tense Delilah Green. Soooo flashback to when I noticed the character development in book 3. This was the first thing that surprised me.

I also didn't remember that Delilah and Astrid were stepsisters and about their rocky relationship. That's the second thing.

I also didn't realize how much I would connect with Delilah and how much I would spend loving and hating, then loving and hating, most of the characters. That’s the third thing!

This book was full of surprises, and I think the Bright Falls queer coven should be adapted for the screen — all Gilmore Girls and Monte Carlo (2011) (Gosh this world would benefit from a queer Monte Carlo)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Pregnancy, Abandonment