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A review by michaelion
Finding Ruby Starling by Karen Rivers
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I was NOT expecting any of that. That was so heavy and emotional and woah! I thought it was gonna be a cute lil kids book! But kids go through these things and should be exposed to these kinds of stories too. Woah!
Having the whole book be letters and emails was weird because some of them should've been dialogue / in person perspective scenes. People don't actually write emails or letters where they say "hold on someone in the room is talking to me they want me to tell you-" So I had to remove points for that of course. Also the emails should've been dated, that would've been cool and not confusing.
Having the whole book be letters and emails was weird because some of them should've been dialogue / in person perspective scenes. People don't actually write emails or letters where they say "hold on someone in the room is talking to me they want me to tell you-" So I had to remove points for that of course. Also the emails should've been dated, that would've been cool and not confusing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury