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shannon26's review
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction
woahpip's review
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Another lovely novel by Ashley Blooms! Speculative fiction that is really grounded in our world-- it makes you feel like like you're in a world between worlds. Blooms descriptions are lush. I love how the speculative aspects shape the world around them without overwhelming the plot.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction
chelz286's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The writing and her stories are a genre all on their own! I love how she dabbles on the razor edge of realism and fantasy and yet it all works well weaved through the storyline. Maren is doing all that she can and knows to help keep her grandma alive and out of a home. But when she is pushed to the brink of feeling she has no other choice but to dabble in what her mother had been caught up in when she was still around, she now knows and understands she is not any better than anyone else in this town and maybe she is starting to understand why her mother made the decision she did. When there seems to be no other choice, no help and you have no more strength it is easy to take that door. Very well written novel about choices and how sometimes we are quick to judge when we don't know what someone else has gone through or what they all have at their disposal compared to others.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction
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