Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan

Sea Hearts

Margo Lanagan

343 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Rollrock island is a lonely rock of gulls and waves, blunt fishermen and their homely wives. Life is hard for the families who must wring a poor living from the stormy seas. But Rollrock is also a place of magic - the scary, salty-real sort of mag...

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Community Reviews Summary of 499 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
reflective 73%
mysterious 60%
sad 46%
challenging 26%
emotional 26%
adventurous 6%
tense 6%

Pace

slow 87%
medium 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 30% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 76% | No: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.76

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