Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed

Gather the Daughters

Jennie Melamed

341 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

Never Let Me Go meets The Giver in this haunting debut about a cult on an isolated island, where nothing is as it seems.Years ago, just before the country was incinerated to wasteland, ten men and their families colonized an island off the coast. ...

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Moods

dark 96%
sad 53%
tense 50%
challenging 43%
mysterious 40%
emotional 38%
reflective 11%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 15%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 51% | Character: 34% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 32% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 31% | No: 26% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.61

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