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A review by dmathuna
Under the Hawthorn Tree by Marita Conlon-McKenna, Donald Teskey
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
4.5 stars, this was a brutal read and I honestly didn’t realise how much I was holding my own emotions in until the end. It was hard to read the last few pages, not because it was bad but because it was hard to see the page through my tears
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail