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lucy_jan_smith's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, and Adult/minor relationship
emily_mh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
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? No
4.5
The mystery storyline of this book was great and kept the plot moving, but I also loved that the mystery wasn’t the point of the book. Its significance lay in its exposure of the brutality of colonisation, and its beautiful and heartbreaking exploration of grief.
Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism, Gore, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Medical content, Drug use, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Ableism, Bullying, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, and Self harm
Colourism, the Stolen Generations, police corruption
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