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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Shelley Woodhouse is an enigma. She has been in two comas and survived. This book touches on deep and weighty issues such as abuse, grief, trauma and moving on.
It follows the story of Shelley, who wakes up in ICU, with some bits of memory loss. She remembers snippets of her childhood with her mum and grandmother.
Told from her point of view, we are taken on a then and now journey- we hear Shelley’s thoughts on how she landed in the ICU and her past.
The plot was detailed and hard to read sometimes. It did not shy away from the hardest part. It was detailed and a bit graphic.
I don’t know whether to call it a plot twist but whatever twist it was, it was brilliant and turned the story on the head for me.
If you love women fiction with strong female leads then you will enjoy this.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well this is the first book I’ve finished in one go in awhile!
We meet Shelley as she’s waking up in the hospital with no memory of why. The next time she awakes she remembers the why, David, her husband, but can’t remember much else.
We learn of Shelley’s childhood and adult life through a series of flashbacks as she struggles to regain her memory.
Her childhood with her mom and granny was great until her mom met a guy Shelley knew wasn’t good. And he wasn’t. Then Shelley grew up, left, and met her own guy who wasn’t good.
I love how we learn her story with her and it’s just as frustrating and confusing for us as it is for her until everything snaps into place.
CW: domestic abuse
We meet Shelley as she’s waking up in the hospital with no memory of why. The next time she awakes she remembers the why, David, her husband, but can’t remember much else.
We learn of Shelley’s childhood and adult life through a series of flashbacks as she struggles to regain her memory.
Her childhood with her mom and granny was great until her mom met a guy Shelley knew wasn’t good. And he wasn’t. Then Shelley grew up, left, and met her own guy who wasn’t good.
I love how we learn her story with her and it’s just as frustrating and confusing for us as it is for her until everything snaps into place.
CW: domestic abuse