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A review by marleysclassics
The Ghost of Us by James L. Sutter
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
3.0
Unlikeable characters that develop into better human beings step by step, mess up again and again along the way, but grow stronger together at the same time? Yes, I love it, that's why I adore coming of age novels. Ghost stories with a sapphic romance in the centre? Yes, please!
Still, this one didn't execute these ideas in the best way possible. First of all, sapphic romance written by a man ... idk, but it didn't make me highly uncomfortable here (except for maybe a few moments), so I guess that's good. The other thing is, that Cara seems to become less and less likeable as the story progresses - and them "turns to the light" over the course of one day. That's not exactly realistically messy, it's just messy. So yeah, the ending felt quite rushed.
All in all, a nice book with quite a few cute and heart-warming moments (e. g. the concert-scene: I loved the words the author found for a concert-experience, very relatable), but also some aspects that made me really aggressive and made me want to punch the characters (Cara!) just a little bit to make them come to the senses.
Still, this one didn't execute these ideas in the best way possible. First of all, sapphic romance written by a man ... idk, but it didn't make me highly uncomfortable here (except for maybe a few moments), so I guess that's good. The other thing is, that Cara seems to become less and less likeable as the story progresses - and them "turns to the light" over the course of one day. That's not exactly realistically messy, it's just messy. So yeah, the ending felt quite rushed.
All in all, a nice book with quite a few cute and heart-warming moments (e. g. the concert-scene: I loved the words the author found for a concert-experience, very relatable), but also some aspects that made me really aggressive and made me want to punch the characters (Cara!) just a little bit to make them come to the senses.