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- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Classism
Actually, everything felt underdeveloped to me — about as fleshed out as the confusing (but admittedly delightful) Highland cow ghost that enjoys pulling pranks on people (shrug). I'm not sure if the rest of series is the same sort of thing — several tropes and stock characters marched out into a lightly developed storyline — or if it's just because this is a special Christmas story from the middle of the series. Either way, I don't think this works particularly well as a standalone. It needs another 100 pages of context and development (or 50 fewer pages and plot points to be a holiday novella).
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident and Alcohol