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adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Motheater started out really strong for me. I loved the atmosphere--the descriptions of the woods and mountains were immersive. The writing fit the voice of characters from Appalachia. I loved the set up in the first 200ish pages of the book; the mystery of Motheater's past was predictable, but I was ready for the showdown between the powers of nature and industry. But switching between the past and present timelines dragged the momentum of the plot, which felt repetitive in the later half of the book. Bennie's feelings for Motheater felt mostly one-sided until they suddenly weren't. I also felt like the nature vs. industry aspect was hyped up by the book's marketing, but the story is more nuanced and varied in its approach.