Go as a River by Shelley Read

Go as a River

Shelley Read

307 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Victoria Nash is just a teenager in the 1940s, but she runs the household on her family's peach farm in the ranch town of Iola, Colorado--the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men. Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 165 reviews

Moods

emotional 95%
reflective 78%
sad 70%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 34%
adventurous 19%
tense 16%
challenging 15%
dark 13%
mysterious 4%
informative 2%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 24%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 76% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.49

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