Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu

Dogs of Summer

Andrea Abreu with Julia Sanches (Translator)

176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

It is June and our ten-year-old heroine is sad. She knows she will not get to leave her neighbourhood that summer, and the beach is far, far away. And that clouds like the bottom of a donkey's belly will hover all summer over her town, high among ...

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Moods

emotional 66%
dark 48%
reflective 44%
challenging 29%
sad 26%
funny 24%
tense 20%
adventurous 16%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 49%
fast 32%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 25% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 26% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 52% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.48

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