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A review by fahyhallowell
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Some plot twist or other midway through this dystopian story about gang like tribes of black children doomed to die as they enter adulthood - starring a hyper sexual 15 year old - made me curious about the author and I was honestly uncomfortable to learn it was a white woman (as am I). Later plot twists just felt increasingly implausible, like NYC being run by a cynical cult of Catholicism in which our young heroin instantly has a starring role.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy