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Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

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emsunders's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

pchap101's review

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4.0

Wowsa! This was a ride. A lot of good commentary and characters that you both love and hate. I knew Angie Kim would be the author for me, and don't understand why I put this off so long. Excited to try Happiness Falls.

sophiakenneytolentino's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

chess__bored's review

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the way she wants to be Little Fires Everywhere so bad

curlyjessreads's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a multilayered book! On one hand it's about immigrants and the difficulty they have assimilating in the US. But it's also a courtroom drama, and also about parenting through medical and/or neurodivergent issues. It will make you question your first thoughts and wonder how you may (or may not) have responded differently!
I appreciated the twists and turns. We slowly get the story as lies are revealed, and we try to figure out who done it and why! I also liked how it ended. It was surprising in some ways, as I don't think many people would think that way, but it was a good resolution!
It was a great book for our book club to discuss! We had a lot of topics to talk about.

caleito's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No

3.75

sparklefarm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

I'm glad I read Happiness Falls before this one because I did not enjoy this read. Some small quibbles, but enough serious concerns that I do not recommend. Thoughts in no particular order below.

Could have done without the entire
Matt-Mary
storyline. It's not like it was portrayed in a good light, I just prefer my books without that kind of yuck.
Relatedly I never want to hear the word
penis
again.
In general this book felt overwritten. So. Many. Similes.
The writing on autism felt borderline offensive. So much talk about wanting kids to be ~normal~ and the only characters who had a different outlook were vilified. I did not get this sense from Happiness Falls, which also deals with autism, so I hope there has been some learning in the meantime.
Incredible audio narration.