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The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

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hellokatya's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

this book was not what i had expected going in. i hoped for something different, but it was a very good read. it brings a sort of empathy you would never expect to have, and really broke my heart time and time again. wouldn’t recommend to anyone, but is one i’ll think about for a while.

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wthames's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book drops you straight into child murder BUT immediately and deliberately sets a tone of empathetic closeness that is, at first, deeply unsettling. Shocking things happen. But never for shock-value. You are forced to examine all facets of Chrissie's mind, upbringing, and character. No conclusions are drawn easily, and it can be darkly enthralling to sink into the rhythm's of her twisted alternate-logic and deeeeply skewed sense of the world. You won't be asked to forgive the unforgivable, but you may come away from this read with a level of empathy and understanding you didn't know you could give. Surprisingly emotional.

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megan_bbender's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Before anything else, I cannot believe that this book was Nancy Tucker's first fiction novel. The writing was flawless, it always flowed so well. I was always so intrigued and wondered what could happen next. There was never a dull moment and I was always on the edge of my seat. This book was always on my mind while I was reading it, I never wanted to put it down.

Chrissie is absolutely terrifying inside and out. She's nightmare-fuelling, even as an adult. I always felt tense when Chrissie was doing something, like an accident just waiting to happen all of the time. It's hard to see a young child as scary or as a villain, Nancy Tucker created an amazing portrayal of young evil.

This book loves to toys with your emotions and morals, I found myself warming up to Chrissie towards the end which disturbed me just as much as the book.

I one hundred percent recommend this book to anyone who is considering reading it and I will definitely be keeping up with Nancy Tucker and her other books.

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