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A review by carbs666
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Hope for a better world in the form of a group of weird and powerful women/femmes is exactly what I needed right now. ✅️ I love Dimaline's style, easily slipping between lush metaphor and plain but evocative language that drops readers directly into the story. I really liked how a deadline is deployed to bring tension into the narrative but it isn't used as an excuse to skim over important lore or introduce any characters that are less than perfectly formed. Overall, this intergenerational story of power, found family, and purpose is an excellent page turner. Makes you wanna go out and save the world.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
If you have Mom Trauma this might kind of a tough one for you just a heads up. 💜