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A review by barefootbetsy
City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
I loved this book!!! I finished this one and immediately ordered the next two in the series.
There is a huge cast of characters, which I was initially nervous about, but this author does such a great job of making each character complex/unique and includes little details about the character in every scene that I didn’t find it difficult to keep track at all.
The pacing in general and timing of suspenseful events was extremely well done — I didn’t want to put the book down and would’ve read it in one sitting if I didn’t absolutely have to do other things in my life.
I’m quite invested in the outcome at this point and am very excited to read the next installments!
There is a huge cast of characters, which I was initially nervous about, but this author does such a great job of making each character complex/unique and includes little details about the character in every scene that I didn’t find it difficult to keep track at all.
The pacing in general and timing of suspenseful events was extremely well done — I didn’t want to put the book down and would’ve read it in one sitting if I didn’t absolutely have to do other things in my life.
I’m quite invested in the outcome at this point and am very excited to read the next installments!
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Outing, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Death, Slavery, and Death of parent