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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
TW: panic attack, anti-semitic comment
From the very beginning, I loved the title. Being adopted, names are a huge deal. Sometimes we get one that is given to us. That feels like a mystery. A piece of a clue we never quite get over. And sometimes we never really know. For The Name She Gave Me, Rynn's name is one that is a common theme. This idea of it telling a story that we can only begin to peek at. Featuring this story, told by an author who experienced adoption and the foster care system, The Name She Gave Me feels special.
It quickly becomes tender and emotional. And some moments feel like those times when you keep gently prodding a bruise. You know to expect the pain, but it's like, "will it still hurt today?" With lyrical language and writing - this book is in verse - it's a story about difficult family relationships. About family which we choose and which choose us. Culley explores both biological and adopted family and what they mean to us.
TW: panic attack, anti-semitic comment
From the very beginning, I loved the title. Being adopted, names are a huge deal. Sometimes we get one that is given to us. That feels like a mystery. A piece of a clue we never quite get over. And sometimes we never really know. For The Name She Gave Me, Rynn's name is one that is a common theme. This idea of it telling a story that we can only begin to peek at. Featuring this story, told by an author who experienced adoption and the foster care system, The Name She Gave Me feels special.
It quickly becomes tender and emotional. And some moments feel like those times when you keep gently prodding a bruise. You know to expect the pain, but it's like, "will it still hurt today?" With lyrical language and writing - this book is in verse - it's a story about difficult family relationships. About family which we choose and which choose us. Culley explores both biological and adopted family and what they mean to us.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I am a big fan of books written in verse and although this didn’t end up being my favourite book written in verse. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The book is about adoption, found family, fostering, searching to find out where you belong. Rynn was adopted as a child to a family on a garlic farm. She has a loveable dad, but her relationship with her mum is strained. Rynn has been wanting to know all about her birth mother but can’t request information from the adoption agency until 18… so she does her own research and discovers a sister!
I really enjoyed the characters of the children in the story and also those who stepped up to the plate to support Rynn. There was a lot of emotions put into this book and the author did a really good job of telling her own story through this one.
The book is about adoption, found family, fostering, searching to find out where you belong. Rynn was adopted as a child to a family on a garlic farm. She has a loveable dad, but her relationship with her mum is strained. Rynn has been wanting to know all about her birth mother but can’t request information from the adoption agency until 18… so she does her own research and discovers a sister!
I really enjoyed the characters of the children in the story and also those who stepped up to the plate to support Rynn. There was a lot of emotions put into this book and the author did a really good job of telling her own story through this one.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
I love the plot. I love how personal this story is to the author’s own adoptive story. I don’t see many YA books that focus on adoption and the conflicts that that can have on a child especially as they become more aware of how life is. I can’t relate to this story in any way, but I love what it stands for.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes