Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire

Sparrow Hill Road

Ghost Roads #1

Seanan McGuire

312 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

Rose Marshall died in 1952 in Buckley Township, Michigan, run off the road by a man named Bobby Cross—a man who had sold his soul to live forever, and intended to use her death to pay the price of his immortality. Trouble was, he didn’t ask Rose w...

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Community Reviews Summary of 869 reviews

Moods

adventurous 72%
dark 58%
mysterious 56%
emotional 37%
funny 25%
tense 19%
reflective 17%
hopeful 13%
sad 9%
challenging 7%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 25%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 45% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 19%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 34% | No: 32% | Yes: 32%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.06

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