Keeping the House by Tice Cin

Keeping the House

Tice Cin

242 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Imagine a cabbage: at its centre is North London's Turkish heroin trade, and the overlapping leaves are the stories of its players. There's Damla, a Turkish-Cypriot girl growing up in Tottenham, and her mother Ayla, who moved there from North Cypr...

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Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews

Moods

challenging 58%
dark 54%
reflective 54%
emotional 38%
adventurous 22%
funny 22%
tense 16%
sad 12%
mysterious 9%
informative 6%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 37%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 40% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 39% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 70% | No: 18% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.44

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