The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste

The Rust Maidens

Gwendolyn Kiste

254 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
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Something's happening to the girls on Denton Street. It's the summer of 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio, and Phoebe Shaw and her best friend Jacqueline have just graduated high school, only to confront an ugly, uncertain future. Across the city, abandone...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 576 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

emotional: 64%

mysterious: 60%

sad: 48%

tense: 28%

reflective: 26%

challenging: 17%

hopeful: 4%

adventurous: 2%

inspiring: 2%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
67% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
27% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

39% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
82% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

68% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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