The Marriage Box by Corie Adjmi

The Marriage Box

Corie Adjmi

256 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Casey Cohen, a Middle Eastern Jew, is a sixteen-year-old in New Orleans in the 1970s when she starts hanging out with the wrong crowd. Then she gets in trouble—and her parents turn her whole world upside down by deciding to return to their roots, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 14 reviews

Moods

emotional 60%
reflective 60%
challenging 30%
informative 30%
hopeful 20%
lighthearted 20%
sad 20%
adventurous 10%
dark 10%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 22%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.29

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