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I thought this would be an excellent book for the spooky season, but I quickly lost interest. I wasn't the desired audience, and I struggled to understand the MC's age.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
sad
fast-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:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Dysphoria
Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-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:
No
"A lot of books have a moral, some lesson about how you have to stay true to who you are. How it doesn't matter if you're different, you don't have to act like everyone else, and the most important thing is to be yourself. But those books never tell you how to figure out what your self is. They assume that you know already, and are pretending to be someone else for awhile to fit in."
Too Bright to See set up expectations and surpassed them. You'll go in just expecting the typical middle-grade, coming-of-age novel and turn the last page with tears in your eyes, overcome with emotion and wondering how a 184 page book on the supernatural world in the eyes of a 12 year old could be so impactful. This book is important, embodying so much acceptance and love all around. In Too Bright to See, Kyle Lukoff has written a wholesome tale of the process of grief and finding your own identity tied together with a handsome bow. What a lovely book.