A review by katemw93
Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I love the writing style Mayquist has, it reads so so beautifully! I could relate to Lena as someone returning from abroad who is trying to find their way and I understood that struggle of wanting to be somewhere else but adjusting to being back home when everything changed in your absence. For me, the book started a little bit slow. I was immediately dranw in by the prose and just the style of the story, but the plot itself took a little while to cook and develop. But once the idea was planted in her mind for how everything would play out, I was hooked and turning through the pages faster and faster. I have never really been interested in botany before (and not a hobby I would pick up) but I really found myself more and more interested in the plants and the way the pertained to the plot.. Mayquist is definitely an author to watch.