sarahxify's Reviews (703)

adventurous reflective slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark informative slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For fans of  All the Birds Singing by Evie Wyld 
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really liked this. I find books set in the "gold rush" area in the US and Australia very interesting, and I really like the general feel of westerns. I found this really engrossing and flew through it. I found Lucy and Sam to both be really believable as characters, and there was just a touch of surrealism/magical realism in the book, which I liked. 


For fans of:
  • West by Carys Davies
  • The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
challenging emotional informative slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes