Gather The Daughters by Jennie Melamed

Gather The Daughters

Jennie Melamed

fiction science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced

341 pages | first published 2017

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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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Summary of 1229 reviews

Moods

dark 96%
sad 53%
tense 48%
challenging 43%
mysterious 41%
emotional 36%
reflective 12%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 15%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 35% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 33% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 30% | No: 27% | N/A: 5%

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3.61

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