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dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
i think i'll revisit this once i've read more anti-racist & american history literature.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A great mix of slightly spooky, slightly sad but the characters were dull and it just,, didn't hit me?
dark
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lush fairytale writing but too plot-driven for my taste. Give me all the anti-heroine arcs, sure... but with a cast of characters that I'll actually get to know & care for, and some world-building.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautiful, hopeful, haunting... but a tad underwhelming. The rapid-fire switches in POV distracted me from getting invested in Emil & Rosella's storyline but I would die for Lala and Alifair 🤷
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is like a warm hug.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
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adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
A mild ending to the series. I need to sit in my feelings for this series as a whole.
Trigger warnings for suicide, sexual assault (including implied child molestation), substance abuse, parental neglect, and racism.
• I loved the reverse plotline. It was confusing in the beginning but definitely grew on me. A unique way to tell the story.
• Decent characters. I just didn't love them all that much.
• Olson rushed over a lot of the sensitive topics she touched upon. I needed more emotion and depth in her portrayal of suicide. I also wish more attention had been focused on the sexual assault component.
• I did like that she tackled an interracial romance without glossing over the microaggressions and stigma which still exists today.
• Olson’s writing was lyrical but also… well, didn’t do it for me (for whatever reason).
• The ending was unsatisfying.
• Idk. It was just not something that didn’t grab me about this story. Somewhat forgettable.
• I loved the reverse plotline. It was confusing in the beginning but definitely grew on me. A unique way to tell the story.
• Decent characters. I just didn't love them all that much.
• Olson rushed over a lot of the sensitive topics she touched upon. I needed more emotion and depth in her portrayal of suicide. I also wish more attention had been focused on the sexual assault component.
• I did like that she tackled an interracial romance without glossing over the microaggressions and stigma which still exists today.
• Olson’s writing was lyrical but also… well, didn’t do it for me (for whatever reason).
• The ending was unsatisfying.
• Idk. It was just not something that didn’t grab me about this story. Somewhat forgettable.