The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe

The Hum and the Shiver

Tufa #1

Alex Bledsoe

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The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe is ideal for readers who crave emotionally charged, mythic tales blending rural mysticism with personal struggles of identity and homecoming.

Description

In this valley songs live ... and kill. No one knows where the Tufa came from or how they ended up in the mountains of east Tennessee. When the first Europeans came to the Smoky Mountains, the Tufa were already there. Dark-haired and enigmatic, th...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 829 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 80%

dark: 76%

tense: 47%

emotional: 42%

adventurous: 28%

reflective: 28%

challenging: 23%

hopeful: 14%

funny: 9%

sad: 9%

inspiring: 4%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

26% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
31% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

52% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

52% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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