356 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781775506324
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Huia
Publication date: 02 August 2021
Description
Something is drawing Jena Benedict’s family to darkness. Her mother, father, brother and baby sister are killed in a barn fire, and Grandmother Rose banishes Jena from the farm. Now, twenty years on, Rose is dying, and Jena returns home wanting an...
Community Reviews Summary of 20 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 61%
emotional 53%
sad 23%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 15%
challenging 7%
funny 7%
reflective 7%
Pace
fast 45%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Plot: 36%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Animal crueltyModerate
Cancer, Fatphobia, GoreMinor
Domestic abuse
356 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781775506324
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Huia
Publication date: 02 August 2021
Description
Something is drawing Jena Benedict’s family to darkness. Her mother, father, brother and baby sister are killed in a barn fire, and Grandmother Rose banishes Jena from the farm. Now, twenty years on, Rose is dying, and Jena returns home wanting an...
Community Reviews Summary of 20 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 61%
emotional 53%
sad 23%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 15%
challenging 7%
funny 7%
reflective 7%
Pace
fast 45%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Plot: 36%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Animal crueltyModerate
Cancer, Fatphobia, GoreMinor
Domestic abuse