whilereading's review against another edition
3.0
"People will say that you are just a ghost story". They name you not with your name, but with the site of your murder. You deserve more stories than you get." This was part of the chapter already gripping and found the whole story captivating. Even though its told that it is a ghost story, it entailed a different description from the title itself. Make you think. Good read.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
pipbiz's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Abortion
monkeyreader's review against another edition
5.0
The second person perspective drew me into the stories instantly. I haven't read many in this format, but the way it was presented was amazing as it took me along for a thrilling ride. The attention to historical details was impeccable.
emmal_'s review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful story! I was transported into Phyllis and Aroha’s journeys. Buchanan's writing it hopeful and heartfelt - I felt Phyllis’s pain, hope and growth.
Overall, I had a wonderful experience reading this!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Overall, I had a wonderful experience reading this!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
samhayward98's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.0
hopef's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.25
While the concept is interesting and the splits fo eventually make sense at the end, the jumping within the second chapter especially is distracting at best. Also, the novella length left both the characters and the concept underdeveloped.
It may be helpful to some readers to note that this is written in second person.
It may be helpful to some readers to note that this is written in second person.
octavia_cade's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, this is lovely. It's fair to say I'm slightly biased - I've been salivating over this story since I first read part of an early draft - but the whole thing together is just wonderful. It's the prose that gets me the most. It's so lucid, and so enormously, quietly powerful that it's just perfect for this story... although let's face it, lovely prose is something the author is becoming ever more known for. There are a few short fiction writers who can routinely make me sick with jealousy at the shining beauty of their prose, and Andi is one of them.
This is just so highly recommended. It's beautiful and thoughtful, and there is so much care given to both character and structure that it's going to end up being one of those books I read again and again, finding something new in every time.
This is just so highly recommended. It's beautiful and thoughtful, and there is so much care given to both character and structure that it's going to end up being one of those books I read again and again, finding something new in every time.
rivqa's review against another edition
5.0
Ghosts, possibilities, stories. Elegantly structured and gorgeously written. A beautiful, heart-filling novella.