A review by catsloverain
Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

Really beautiful written. Read on the Isle of Skye and it was a perfect setting for this. Great discussion of mental health and mental illness. My grandma had dementia and died recently and this book did indeed make me cry. The bullying storyline wasn’t handled super well, especially given the racist element of the bullying. I don’t feel like Kin was well developed in general and didn’t appreciate that his trauma was swept away so neatly.
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