The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming

Joshilyn Jackson

319 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Description

Laurel Gray Hawthorne needs to make things pretty, whether she's helping her mother make sure the literal family skeleton stays in the closet or turning scraps of fabric into nationally acclaimed art quilts. Her estranged sister Thalia, an impover...

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Community Reviews Summary of 613 reviews

Moods

mysterious 100%
dark 62%
emotional 62%
sad 37%
adventurous 12%
tense 12%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 12%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 60% | A mix: 20% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | Yes: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.38

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