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A review by displacedcactus
A Snake Falls To Earth by Darcie Little Badger
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This is a lovely book about friendship and family and how far we'll go to help the people we love. It's also about climate change and social media and has elements of a coming of age story.
A Snake Falls to Earth has a lot going for it -- casual ace representation, characters of various races and gender identities, found family, magic, adventure... It's a YA book with teenage characters, but it avoids some of the YA tropes that can turn off adult readers. There's no love triangles, and the adults actually believe the teenagers when they're told what's going on.
Over all, I feel like this book is pretty appropriate for most ages. More advanced middle grade readers could probably handle it too. There's no gore and the moments of peril aren't too scary. No sexual content and the language was pretty mild. Parents may want to read first before giving the book to particularly sensitive young readers, but I feel like I definitely would have enjoyed reading this when I was a kid.
A Snake Falls to Earth has a lot going for it -- casual ace representation, characters of various races and gender identities, found family, magic, adventure... It's a YA book with teenage characters, but it avoids some of the YA tropes that can turn off adult readers. There's no love triangles, and the adults actually believe the teenagers when they're told what's going on.
Over all, I feel like this book is pretty appropriate for most ages. More advanced middle grade readers could probably handle it too. There's no gore and the moments of peril aren't too scary. No sexual content and the language was pretty mild. Parents may want to read first before giving the book to particularly sensitive young readers, but I feel like I definitely would have enjoyed reading this when I was a kid.
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence
Hurricanes and tornadoes are a major plot element of this book.