What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris

What the Fireflies Knew

Kai Harris

274 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

In the vein of Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones and Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees, a coming-of-age novel told by almost-eleven-year-old Kenyatta Bernice (KB), as she and her sister try to make sense of their new life with their estranged ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 638 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 69%
hopeful 53%
sad 48%
inspiring 20%
challenging 18%
dark 13%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
tense 5%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 25%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.95

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