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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
My first J California Cooper and it was well worth the wait. These stories were sad and often painful but full of hope and even joy. The voices of the main characters all sound similar but not in a bad way. It's like if you went to a particular neighborhood in a particular city. If you speak to the people in that neighborhood they would have similarities in the way they spoke, they would have similar experiences. That's what this collection felt like and I loved it. I appreciated that she wrote about women over 25 and so complexly. Women who wanted more than just the things we're told to want. Women who found love outside of romance. It felt good to read these stories even through the bad.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
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