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informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Overall the book itself is incredibly well researched, detailed and written in a way that keeps readers interested although a lot of the first 1/2 is repetitive by nature of what occurred. I think the author does well at presenting a balanced look at what the doctors were thinking as well as the feelings of the families and law enforcement.
My biggest issue with the book is how it is organized. The first half of the book contains about 7 chapters and then the second half of the book has only 2 chapters (totaling approx 250 pages together). While they were cohesive, they should have been better divided into small sections. (For reference chapters in the first section were approximately 1-1.5 hours on the audiobook and the chapters in the second section were almost 4 hours and 5 hours each.
My biggest issue with the book is how it is organized. The first half of the book contains about 7 chapters and then the second half of the book has only 2 chapters (totaling approx 250 pages together). While they were cohesive, they should have been better divided into small sections. (For reference chapters in the first section were approximately 1-1.5 hours on the audiobook and the chapters in the second section were almost 4 hours and 5 hours each.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma
Moderate: Terminal illness
emotional
fast-paced
This is marketed as romance but I think it is more women's fiction than a romance. As one of the two main character's is a ghost, the story is more about a young woman coming to terms with her father's death and learning to believe in her dream again than specifically about the romance itself.
Either way, overall I enjoyed it. The pacing was good, the characters were likeable and it kept me entertained throughout. This one can pull on the heartstrings at some points.
Either way, overall I enjoyed it. The pacing was good, the characters were likeable and it kept me entertained throughout. This one can pull on the heartstrings at some points.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent
This book was a haunted house story with a twist and overall it was really enjoyable.
I think the attempt to make it interconnected story weakened it. The stories on their own weren't bad, but the author continued to force in the underlying plotline for the town. In all honesty, I think I would have enjoyed the stories better without them. As they had to play into the repetitive "man goes mad" to fit into the underlying plotline, it felt like I was reading six repetitive novellas which made me tired about 1/2 way in. I basically skimmed through the 5th story and barely finished the sixth.
Ann Rule's true crime reads like a novel. This was a book that was more complicated than a lot of true crime stories because of the number of crimes as well as the long distance over which the crimes were committed. The book does well at focusing it through one pair of investigators and focusing the more detailed sections on a small number of crimes, but still discussing the large number of crimes and victims.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is a MUST-READ. It’s a YA Psychological Thriller (I think it leans horror) that follows two young black girls try to figure out the mysteries of a derelict mansion, in parallel POVs 10 years apart. Each of the girls has a difficult relationship with her mother and is trying to figure out the next step of becoming an adult. I think the plot twists are really well placed and the pacing is good. One of them was a little bit predictable, but they expanded on it in a good way.
I absolutely loved both Daisy and Brittney, each struggling with their own identities. This book is thrilling, a great mystery, has well done horror elements and social commentary on how the identity of young black women. The main characters and the supporting ones are written with depth and the world is well-rounded and fleshed out. It has so much say and keeps you hooked the entire time as you experience each MCs own timeline and how everything ties together.
I absolutely loved both Daisy and Brittney, each struggling with their own identities. This book is thrilling, a great mystery, has well done horror elements and social commentary on how the identity of young black women. The main characters and the supporting ones are written with depth and the world is well-rounded and fleshed out. It has so much say and keeps you hooked the entire time as you experience each MCs own timeline and how everything ties together.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse
This book had a very interesting premise but similar to other BL books I have read, made a point to add multiple instances of sexual violence towards female characters for the shock value that added absolutely nothing to do with the plot. If you remove every instance from the plot, it's just as scary (if not more) and the plot does not change at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence
Minor: Incest
challenging
emotional
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an excellent collection of stories. While they shared common themes, there were stories in the genre of literary fiction, magic realism, and some horror and contemporary fiction. I highly recommend.
reflective
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I'm not sure what I would categorize this as. It is really about a woman's journey to come to terms about the disappearance of her mother and accept or deny her place in an oppressive society. I really enjoyed this but it is definitely a slower paced, slice of life with fantasy or magic realism elements.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Racism
informative
I HIGHLY recommend this book in the audio format. The audiobook works as a podcast and it's interesting to listen to but reading the physical book with their cut-ins made the sections feel really disjointed.
The information was really interesting and their cut-ins are fun, basically a podcast. But reading a podcast as a script didn't work in this case.
Disclaimer: I received a gifted finished copy of the book from the publisher.
The information was really interesting and their cut-ins are fun, basically a podcast. But reading a podcast as a script didn't work in this case.
Disclaimer: I received a gifted finished copy of the book from the publisher.