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jadekatiebee 's review for:
Kala
by Colin Walsh
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
I honestly wasn’t expecting a 5 star book when this was recommended to me. I thought I’d like it, but that it would be a slow march through 400 pages.
I was so wrong.
I hung onto every single word. I ate it up. I didn’t know which turn was coming next.
As someone who grew up in a small Irish town with shady characters, I found this not only believable but it resonated with me.
There are one or two loose ends, but I think this is the only time a loose end has been justified. The ending can make or break a book for me, and I’m so satisfied with this ending!
Would recommend if you have time to get embedded into mystery without things feeling unrealistic, if you feel nostalgic about the 2000s, alternative teen years, have strong feelings about the horrors of Irish culture without reading anything too graphic and grim, and love a summer setting with eerie night descriptions.
I was so wrong.
I hung onto every single word. I ate it up. I didn’t know which turn was coming next.
As someone who grew up in a small Irish town with shady characters, I found this not only believable but it resonated with me.
There are one or two loose ends, but I think this is the only time a loose end has been justified. The ending can make or break a book for me, and I’m so satisfied with this ending!
Would recommend if you have time to get embedded into mystery without things feeling unrealistic, if you feel nostalgic about the 2000s, alternative teen years, have strong feelings about the horrors of Irish culture without reading anything too graphic and grim, and love a summer setting with eerie night descriptions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Incest, Sexual assault, Murder
The triggering content isn’t very graphic. Only the animal abuse scene was graphic enough for me to skim the description. There are also some graphic descriptions of violence, but I’m squeamish and I could handle it. All other triggers (other than murder being the main plot point) are vague.