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New Animal by Ella Baxter
2.5
challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I feel like I didn't enjoy this as much as I hoped, while simultaneously it did deliver for me. The last chapter was definitely the most touching and heartfelt part of the book.

I feel like I didn't have enough time to get to know Amelia before her mother's death or even her mother as a person. Maybe that was intentional to make the book resonate with everyone, so the mum wasn't given a very discernible personality, but this didn't help me connect with the characters & the situation as much as I would want.

Also the sex related things here were a bit triggering for me, but I do understand this is entirely personal.