A review by dr_ruby13
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I love that the book has a diverse writer, characters, and reader. I enjoyed the neurodivergent and lgbtqia+ characters and plot that was done with care and attention. I will say even with all the ways I felt seen in this book, it was hard for me to get through than any other fictional and magical elements book I have read recently. I think that is because the author didn't sugar coat and paste over horrible lives, childhood trama, with a nice pretty bow at the end. So I found myself making connections to my own life. And at times that was hard to stomach, so I had to put the book down and start again many times. The ending does feel abrupt, but at the same time it seemed the perfect way to go and anything different would have a disservice to the characters and the story. 
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