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Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
4.0
emotional hopeful mysterious 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: No

A really beautiful story of resilience and the power of human connection and love.  Not sure I agree with it being classified as a thriller but whatever. A few criticisms:
1. The overgeneralizations of childhood autism symptoms 
2. The need to illustrate body size/normalization/acceptance of negative body image/ED/body shaming. It just didnt add to the story and gave me the ick

I really loved the connection between Julia and Alice as well as the sense of self awareness that Ellie developed

Ultimately it made me cry and that is an automatic 4 stars always!