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A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

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sat6ru's review

emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i liked the coming of age factor, and i loved the fact that the book showed how childish and immature aria still was, even if she thought she could hold her own. however, i did not like the relationships depicted in this book. aria is VERY delusional in

getting w steph and hoping for smthn more with her. and then trying to mend things with steph after lisa caught them; at stephs JOB might i add. IN PUBLIC! like girl, U WERE HAVING AN AFFAIRRRRR. u r a HOMEWRECKER, even if steph and lisa were already having a rocky relationship. like that was all so odd??? and then the whole sex thing after joan died... GIRL. i know ppl process things differently but good god that was so odd.

3 stars cuz i love malinda lo, but i was expecting more from this to be quite honest.

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melluzyne's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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a_win_in_clear_rain's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this! It definitely has the same coming-of-age energy that Last Night at the Telegraph Club has, but I liked the focus on art and also on friendships! Platonic bonds can really make a book so much better to me.
The familial bonds in this book were BEAUTIFUL!!!! I did enjoy the romance plots as well, just slightly less.
And the ending felt a little rushed but overall high quality book.
Malinda Lo could write anything and I would read it, her writing style makes my brain happy.

I wish that Lily and Kath had come up sooner in the book, I think it would have made for a very cool addition to when Aria is just figuring things out.
Also, the last part of the book was sadder than I was expecting! But it still came together nicely.
Can’t believe the epilogue didn’t tell us who Tasha got engaged to, I want to knowwww :)

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kari0208's review

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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victoriousbookworm's review

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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carlyoc's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Aria's plans to spend the summer after senior year in Martha's vineyard are ruined when nudes photos of her are leaked online by a boy she hooked up with at a party. Her parents decide to send her to spend the whole summer with her grandmother in California instead.
The situation isn't all bad. Aria loves her grandmother, who she addresses by her first name, Joan. Joan is an artist and Aria begins experimenting in painting while also assisting Joan with a project to turn her late grandfather's scientific notes into an art piece. Aria plans to become a planetary scientist like her grandfather.
There's also Joan's alluring gender queer gardener Steph, who sets off Aria's own queer awakening.
The novel explores coming to terms with your own sexuality as a young adult, grief, Aria's complicated relationship with her distant opera singer mother, the intersection of art and practical concerns, and the impact of the legalization of gay marriage in 2015 on the queer community.

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al3xa's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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maddiereadswords's review

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4.5

So here's the thing: this book is really heavy and messy and there's very little about it that was actively pleasant to read, but it was so beautifully written and so palpably real that I kind of can't help but love it anyway. I think it also helps that most of this book is set in 2013 and while I'm a little younger than Aria, the descriptions of some of the outfits and the songs and the atmosphere of it really took me back to that era of finding myself as a teenager in the early 2010s. Maybe Aria's not really an aspirational protagonist, and maybe some of her choices (and those of the adults around her!!) aren't always the best, but it felt so raw and real that I fell like it's going to stick with me for a while. (Also there's really not much of Lily and Kath in here, but what is there is so sweet and it did have me a little emotional, I can't lie.)

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sglance9's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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camillagrace's review

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challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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