The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley

The Carnival at Bray

Jessie Ann Foley

235 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical romance young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

It's 1993, and Generation X pulses to the beat of Kurt Cobain and the grunge movement. Sixteen-year-old Maggie Lynch is uprooted from big-city Chicago to a windswept town on the Irish Sea. Surviving on care packages of Spin magazine and Twizzlers ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 378 reviews

Moods

emotional 87%
reflective 62%
hopeful 56%
sad 50%
adventurous 31%
dark 31%
inspiring 25%
funny 12%
informative 6%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 18%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 83% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9%

Average rating

3.95

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