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A review by rhona_m
Penance by Eliza Clark
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The structure of the book was a great way of revealing the characters slowly and through different lenses. The darkness of the story was less interesting than the portrait of the young girls featured. The relationship between these relatively normal highschool girls and how the oddities and experiences of each fuelled something dark. It felt like a believable progression rather than a narrative of plain evil.
Graphic: Murder, Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide
Minor: Toxic relationship, Racism, and Vomit