A review by ghostbird12
The Mother Code by Carole Stivers

fast-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kind of average, could tell it was a debut novel. not really the plot i was expecting and i didn’t really like the plot that it ended up being. liked some of the characters but REALLY disliked rick
not sure why the author decided to make his distrust of james such a big point, didn’t like the implications, like i really didn’t need another example of skepticism of muslims/pakistanis. it wasn’t an endearing trait for rick.
. i thought the emotions of the characters could have been displayed better.
like sela’s literal death wasn’t even focused on that much??? even though she was kai’s best and first friend???
. anyway, overall was fine but not great. 
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