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sazerye 's review for:
The Scent Keeper
by Erica Bauermeister
It's been a while since I had a book where I felt so differently about the two halves. I had almost zero connection to the first half of this book. It stretched my imagination of synesthesia to the max and the father felt severely underdeveloped for making the choices that he did. I think the narrative elements in the first half were clunky and forced at times. I was fully prepared to actively dislike the second half of this book but Bauermeister does a significantly better job weaving complex personalities and interactions heavy with tension with a more adult Emmeline. I am shocked at how much I enjoyed the second half and essentially flipped my opinion on the book completely. I still wish there would have been 50-60 more pages at the end to fully hash out narrative implications on all the major characters but I think Reese fans will love this book.