Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn

Dead in Long Beach, California

Venita Blackburn

240 pages first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
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Description

Over the course of one week, Coral, the successful yet lonely author of a hit dystopian novel, Wildfire, becomes increasingly untethered from reality. Blindsided by grief and operating with reckless determination, she doubles —and triples—down on ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews

Moods

dark 79%
emotional 62%
challenging 56%
reflective 43%
sad 43%
tense 24%
funny 11%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 5%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 24%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 28% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 34% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.59

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