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Actual rating : 3.5
I had such high hopes for this book. The story is an important one and that’s the reason I rounded up 3.5, the details are poorly executed.
Following is my favorite quote from the book!
I had such high hopes for this book. The story is an important one and that’s the reason I rounded up 3.5, the details are poorly executed.
Following is my favorite quote from the book!
“When someone dies, everything about them becomes past tense. Except for the grief. Grief stays in the present. It’s even worse when you’re angry at the person. Not just for dying. But for how.”
3.5 stars
This is a solidly entertaining YA novel. Boulley manages what many other authors have tried and failed to do: seamlessly incorporates details of Native culture into her plot. It's an impressive debut, with a gripping story, sympathetic characters that I cared about, and believable dialogue. Plus, there's a side-plot featuring the fake relationship trope, one of my favorites!
Things I liked:
* Compelling, fully-realized characters that I cared about, with a romance that felt natural, ne ...more
This is a solidly entertaining YA novel. Boulley manages what many other authors have tried and failed to do: seamlessly incorporates details of Native culture into her plot. It's an impressive debut, with a gripping story, sympathetic characters that I cared about, and believable dialogue. Plus, there's a side-plot featuring the fake relationship trope, one of my favorites!
Things I liked:
* Compelling, fully-realized characters that I cared about, with a romance that felt natural, ne ...more
This was pretty incredible, and I'm really glad I went with the audio after not really feeling it when I read the first couple pages of the Kindle arc last year. The setting and the setup were really great, but it definitely had an uneven pace. It was so great to "see" (hear) multilingualism in the exposition and in the dialogue, but for all that that was well done, a lot of the other dialogue was awkward and weak and sounded too much like exposition. Every time a character was describing what t
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I know it took me a long time to read this one but it was such a great book that I didn’t want it to end.
Remarkable story with one of the most badass young women in all literature.
Just cannot understand the hype around this book. One dimensional characters and plot points. Things felt forced and not woven properly in the story. While the Native Indian culture part was interesting, it just didn't add up relevancy in the story. Inclusion of words from the Native language lagged the reading flow. Maybe a glossary might have helped 🤔
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