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Färgen på drömmar by Ruta Sepetys

17 reviews

mbm7pink's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

This was another really good read by Ruta Sepetys. This book was unlike the authors other books and not what I typically go for, but to my surprise I really enjoyed it. The mystery in it kept me wanting to keep reading to find out what would happen next. Set in New Orleans this is a well told and fascinating story of a seventeen-year-old girl named Josie Moraine, a daughter of a brothel prostitute, wanting to leave New Orleans and go to college but gets tangled in a murder investigation along the way. A story of a young girl’s desire to be someone different than her past as she is reminded that decisions can shape our destiny.

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hkantola11's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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5.0

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sydneyhenshaw's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

I found this book to keep me intrigued as all Ruta Sepetys books do but I didn’t find myself learning as much on this one. I also found the plot to be predictable at times and Josie (the main character) to be naive. I would still recommend it but with a trigger warning to anyone with sexual trauma and not above Ruta’s other books.

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On a group coaching call yesterday someone shared that they’ve been playing with the idea of “starting faster AND ending faster.” The latter really stuck with me, as evidenced by 2 DNFs in 2 days. 🙃

I tried (i almost always do for YA bookclub) but this was soooo boring to me.

Not my jam, at all.

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brookey8888's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this one! It wasn’t what I was expecting, it’s a more lighter tone than most of her other books which I appreciated. I loved the New Orleans setting. I loved Josie as a main character and her strength and character. I loved the found family aspect in this that was my favorite part. It was interesting to see this time period and the topic of prostitution.

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad 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

3.25

Was very excited to read this book due to an upcoming trip to New Orleans. It was an interesting read, but other than when and where it’s set I didn’t get as much history as I would have liked. The mystery aspect of the story also kind of lacked. There wasn’t many twist and turns as I would have liked. But then again it was likely realistic of the time period.

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