Scan barcode
caseythereader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Thanks to FSG Young Readers for the free copy of this book.
- SOMETHING KINDRED is like Jas Hammonds x Courtney Gould, and I loved it.
- This is a book about relationships between women and how generational trauma can affect them. I loved all the women in this book, and watching them grapple with the choices they had made in their lives.
- These relationships dovetailed so beautifully with the exploration of small town life; how something can feel like home and be stifling at the same time. The imagery and feelings it evoked will stay with me for a long time.
- SOMETHING KINDRED is like Jas Hammonds x Courtney Gould, and I loved it.
- This is a book about relationships between women and how generational trauma can affect them. I loved all the women in this book, and watching them grapple with the choices they had made in their lives.
- These relationships dovetailed so beautifully with the exploration of small town life; how something can feel like home and be stifling at the same time. The imagery and feelings it evoked will stay with me for a long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Cancer
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia
Minor: Child abuse
shelvesofivy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
4.5
First off, thank you NetGalley and Macmillan for this e-arc!
This book, on the surface, is a contemporary, magical realism story, but it's also so much more than that. It held so much depth with the town's history, the intergenerational traumas and relationships, and the coming-of-age aspects of Jericka's story.
While this book technically includes a sapphic romance, it's definitely not the focus. Burch nailed each and every relationship written between Jericka and those in her life. She handled themes of family, forgiveness, and grief in such candid and beautiful ways.
There were times that the pacing and scene/chapter transitions felt choppy to me, but the emotional beats and prose were so strong otherwise. I'm also not usually a huge fan of endings thatleave as many things "unresolved," but it truly works for this story. It feels like the right ending after everything.
Overall, this book had so many strengths that it's hard to put them all into words.
This book, on the surface, is a contemporary, magical realism story, but it's also so much more than that. It held so much depth with the town's history, the intergenerational traumas and relationships, and the coming-of-age aspects of Jericka's story.
While this book technically includes a sapphic romance, it's definitely not the focus. Burch nailed each and every relationship written between Jericka and those in her life. She handled themes of family, forgiveness, and grief in such candid and beautiful ways.
There were times that the pacing and scene/chapter transitions felt choppy to me, but the emotional beats and prose were so strong otherwise. I'm also not usually a huge fan of endings that
Overall, this book had so many strengths that it's hard to put them all into words.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Abandonment, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Slavery, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Sexual content
More...