At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen

At the Water's Edge

Sara Gruen

400 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional medium-paced

Description

After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis’s father, a former army Colonel who is already embarrassed by his son’s in...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,673 reviews

Moods

emotional 78%
adventurous 52%
mysterious 29%
dark 26%
tense 26%
reflective 24%
hopeful 22%
sad 21%
challenging 8%
informative 3%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 21%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 26% | Yes: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.64

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