The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson

The Star Side of Bird Hill

Naomi Jackson

304 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

After their mother can no longer care for them, young Phaedra and her older sister, Dionne, are exiled from Brooklyn to Bird Hill in Barbados to live with their grandmother Hyacinth, a midwife and practitioner of the local spiritual practice of ob...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 282 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 50%
sad 37%
adventurous 12%
dark 12%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 37%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%

Average rating

3.86

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.