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The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

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haleynaley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

As a journey through the life of someone who gets lost and tires desperately to find where they belong, this book unexpectedly touched me deeply. Its a story about how pain can come from different places but leave the same scar, learning how to choose your own family, when to run and what's worth staying for (and an ode to how fathers can be quite terrible). If you can suspend your disbelief to endure a few hundred pages of a minor/adult relationship, it will sweep you off your feet.

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leahrosiee's review

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challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ryannredinger's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

Allison Larkin's The People We Keep was such a refreshing read. After reading books like Normal People or Perks of Being a Wallflower, TPWK was such a sweet book about found family and trying to find home.

I found the characters (most of them haha) really fun and lovable, and the characters you aren’t supposed to like, you definitely don’t. The setting and overall vibes of the book are immaculate. I could really envision the setting and character which makes the story come to life for me.

My favorite part of the book was the writing style. Larkin has some absolutely stunning lines and observations about relationships and life that put words to abstract concepts of thought of and experienced before. There were some lines or passages that stopped me in my tracks to sit and think. The writing really elevated the story, and the observations made by the main character made me relate to her on a deep level.

I gave TPWK a 4 out of 5 stars because I think it is just such a fun, sweet story that was a truly enjoyable read. If you feel like you need a more light-hearted story about finding family and growing up on the road, I highly recommend The People We Keep.

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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Almost up to the ending of this novel, I thought I was going to hate the book. The events in the last few chapters were incredibly upsetting and made me feel really badly for the main character, April. I thought the book was going to have a sad ending and I loved April so much that I didn’t want that for her. However, the ending is the most perfect ending that could exist for this book. I cried, I laughed — I thought about my own life and the people that I have kept and those who I’ve had to let go. The reasons that we choose people to be in our lives has a lot to do with how we feel our family is supposed to be. Family is not who is related to you by blood, but it’s those people who come into your life and are unwilling to leave you, even when life gets messy, as it undoubtedly will.

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