Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman

1 review

fahyhallowell's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Some plot twist or other midway through this dystopian story about gang like tribes of black children doomed to die as they enter adulthood - starring a hyper sexual 15 year old - made me curious about the author and I was honestly uncomfortable to learn it was a white woman (as am I). Later plot twists just felt increasingly implausible, like NYC being run by a cynical cult of Catholicism in which our young heroin instantly has a starring role.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, and Abortion