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Trigger Warnings: Murder, Rape, Assault, Child and Spouse Abuse, lots of death and violence
Obviously given the trigger warnings, parts of this book are rough. It made me feel physically ill reading those pages. However, it wasn't without warning as the book had been alluding to a horrific scene coming for a while and as nauseating and completely despicable it was, I handled it ok and actually felt it kind of fit with the book. I wish it hadn't been so graphic, but given the author's way of writi ...more
Obviously given the trigger warnings, parts of this book are rough. It made me feel physically ill reading those pages. However, it wasn't without warning as the book had been alluding to a horrific scene coming for a while and as nauseating and completely despicable it was, I handled it ok and actually felt it kind of fit with the book. I wish it hadn't been so graphic, but given the author's way of writi ...more
Lexile 1050L
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12.0
Spoilery comment on first two chapters, about 25 pages in: (view spoiler) That's magic realism, offbeat and whimsical.
Finished now. The magical elements are displayed rather than incorporated into the storyline. The fate of one cruel character is very satisfying (major spoiler: (view spoiler) ...more
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12.0
Spoilery comment on first two chapters, about 25 pages in: (view spoiler) That's magic realism, offbeat and whimsical.
Finished now. The magical elements are displayed rather than incorporated into the storyline. The fate of one cruel character is very satisfying (major spoiler: (view spoiler) ...more
Simply beautiful.
You know how it is when you have an incredibly detailed and fantastic dream and try to describe it without leaving anything out? Reading The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender is like reading over 200 pages of a splendid dream.
As the narrator of the story, Ava Lavender recounts her strange family history beginning with her grandmother and tales of love, tragic loss, human transformations into the supernatural and how love can haunt and take hold in ways that can shape ...more
You know how it is when you have an incredibly detailed and fantastic dream and try to describe it without leaving anything out? Reading The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender is like reading over 200 pages of a splendid dream.
As the narrator of the story, Ava Lavender recounts her strange family history beginning with her grandmother and tales of love, tragic loss, human transformations into the supernatural and how love can haunt and take hold in ways that can shape ...more
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