335 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593422359
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date: 20 September 2022
Description
A bighearted and moving debut about a wry retired schoolteacher whose decade-old secret threatens to come to light and send shockwaves through her small Texas town.Billington, Texas, is a place where nothing changes. Well, almost nothing. For the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 225 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
sad 42%
funny 37%
hopeful 37%
mysterious 15%
lighthearted 10%
dark 8%
tense 8%
challenging 6%
relaxing 4%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Child death, GriefModerate
Homophobia, Death, AlcoholismMinor
Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Infidelity335 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593422359
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date: 20 September 2022
Description
A bighearted and moving debut about a wry retired schoolteacher whose decade-old secret threatens to come to light and send shockwaves through her small Texas town.Billington, Texas, is a place where nothing changes. Well, almost nothing. For the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 225 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
sad 42%
funny 37%
hopeful 37%
mysterious 15%
lighthearted 10%
dark 8%
tense 8%
challenging 6%
relaxing 4%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Child death, GriefModerate
Homophobia, Death, AlcoholismMinor
Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Infidelity