Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire

Sparrow Hill Road

Ghost Roads #1

Seanan McGuire

312 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

Rose Marshall died in 1952 in Buckley Township, Michigan, run off the road by a man named Bobby Cross—a man who had sold his soul to live forever, and intended to use her death to pay the price of his immortality. Trouble was, he didn’t ask Rose w...

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Community Reviews Summary of 983 reviews

Moods

adventurous 77%
dark 65%
mysterious 56%
emotional 34%
funny 27%
tense 22%
reflective 18%
hopeful 13%
sad 12%
challenging 9%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

medium 58%
fast 24%
slow 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 44% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 30%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.06

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