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Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne

8 reviews

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

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jaz_gets_literary's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Beautiful novel in verse. Coming of age story. I love the character development of Sky coming into herself and learning to stand up for herself. The audio version of this book was great. The cover of this book is beautiful and I will be getting a physical copy to share this story with my teenage daughters.

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nicolescottwv's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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dtierra's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

This is a really quick read! I read the whole thing in roughly an hour while taking a bath. I really wanted to like this book. I enjoyed the authors writing style and there’s some beautiful quotations in the book and water imagery. That said, the book is very fast paced and short. It goes by a bit too fast and it’s hard to connect with the characters before the book is truly over.

If I am not mistaken, there is a queer undertone to the storyline of the main character and her tumultuous friendship with her best friend/ex best friend. I would have really loved to see that explored more in depth as I found it incredibly intriguing

The prose in this book is great and I love the imagery. I wish it was longer so we could see more character development. The book is essentially short prose of 2-3 months in the aftermath of an ended friendship where the main character learns to not make herself small and to stand on her own. I would have loved to see what happened with some of the other characters and possibly explore some storylines. The book is written in a very slice of life manner. If that’s not your thing, you probably won’t enjoy this book but if it is, great book! I am looking forward to seeing what Browne releases in the future as her writing style is gorgeous.

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