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the_midwest_library 's review for:
The Last True Poets of the Sea
by Julia Drake
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is an interesting read, I picked this up for bookclub and I think it was a fabulous choice for pride month.
The story is very poetic and follows our young teenage female male character as she has a summer away from her parents, visiting her uncle in Maine. Her and her new friends become obsessed with her family lineage and the idea that they could discover a shipwreck offshore.
This is a coming-of-age story, and there is really beautiful writing. However, I did find the MC to be at times unrealistically mature in their thoughts. There were some moments where the thought process felt genuinely very mature for the context of the situation, such that I was taken out of the story a bit and reminded that an adult was writing the book from the perspective of a teenager. if you know what I mean, it's sort of hard to explain, but at times I didn't think the MC "acted their age" in terms of how they handled or thought about things.
I enjoyed this and thought it was a really nice summer read but it didn't really become more than that for me.
The story is very poetic and follows our young teenage female male character as she has a summer away from her parents, visiting her uncle in Maine. Her and her new friends become obsessed with her family lineage and the idea that they could discover a shipwreck offshore.
This is a coming-of-age story, and there is really beautiful writing. However, I did find the MC to be at times unrealistically mature in their thoughts. There were some moments where the thought process felt genuinely very mature for the context of the situation, such that I was taken out of the story a bit and reminded that an adult was writing the book from the perspective of a teenager. if you know what I mean, it's sort of hard to explain, but at times I didn't think the MC "acted their age" in terms of how they handled or thought about things.
I enjoyed this and thought it was a really nice summer read but it didn't really become more than that for me.