marissab's review
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Child death, and Child abuse
Minor: Violence and Fire/Fire injury
acarpenter10's review
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kaneebli's review
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Alcoholism
Moderate: Child death, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Bullying
prncss1204's review against another edition
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
1.0
samikoonjones's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
kvokolek's review
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Received this as an ARC from the publisher, which does not influence my opinion.
At times, I felt like there was something missing—a little more detail or clarification, for example. Occasionally, this felt like the skeleton of a story. Yet sometimes there were almost-superfluous-seeming parts that I didn’t know how to connect to the plot.
On the whole, it’s difficult for me to know precisely how I feel about the book, or all the ideas Ferrada was presenting in the work. But the parts that really affected me are so skillful that I can’t give this book a lower rating. I believe there is a lot of intelligence and understanding of humanity within this small book, and although I didn’t quite know how to interpret some parts of the book, I think my uncertainty says more about the complexity of the book, and not its failings
At times, I felt like there was something missing—a little more detail or clarification, for example. Occasionally, this felt like the skeleton of a story. Yet sometimes there were almost-superfluous-seeming parts that I didn’t know how to connect to the plot.
On the whole, it’s difficult for me to know precisely how I feel about the book, or all the ideas Ferrada was presenting in the work. But the parts that really affected me are so skillful that I can’t give this book a lower rating. I believe there is a lot of intelligence and understanding of humanity within this small book, and although I didn’t quite know how to interpret some parts of the book, I think my uncertainty says more about the complexity of the book, and not its failings
kgreiner3's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-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? No
3.75