amilabell's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Rape, Child abuse, and Cancer
powla's review against another edition
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
salad_spoon's review against another edition
4.0
I almost gave up this book in the first a couple of chapter. But it got better after about 20% into it.
skylerclaudia's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Absolute shite ending.
tanyanitti's review against another edition
4.0
The plot line reminded me slightly of Where the Crawdads Sing. Definitely should be trigger warnings for SA. it is a bit heavy at times, but overall a well written book about the pains and traumas of growing up. And how we often sweep traumas under the rug until they are too much for us to handle. I liked the style of writing, and how it alternated between past time lines and present.
thatsoneforthebooks's review against another edition
4.0
...this is really hard to rate...some aspects of it were 5⭐ and some aspects were 3⭐. Really cleverly written character-driven novel that paints a lush picture of the Back Woods of the Cape.
jpfeifer's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ronielenor's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
michmatched_1989's review against another edition
3.0
Quick easy read. A page turner. However the storyline was not to my liking.