What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris

What the Fireflies Knew

Kai Harris

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288 pages | first published 2022

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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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Summary of 604 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 70%
hopeful 52%
sad 49%
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: 15% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 88% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

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

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.96

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