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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
First half was a stuggle to get through, second half was great.
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i cried so bad damian had to come over and give me a hug, my poor heart
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Well written
Light humour
Full of love
Desperation
Heartbreaking
Light humour
Full of love
Desperation
Heartbreaking
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
A beautiful book, beautifully written, beautifully narrated and so emotionally raw it will make you feel everything the characters do.
The ending... I just stared at the page when I was done. So bloody good!
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very well written and well plotted. However, I really struggled with the basic concept. Slight spoiler alert but one of the two main female characters (Anna and Hope) steals the baby of the other. How and why she takes the baby are completely believable. What I struggled with is how long she's able to keep the baby for.
I know that there have been cases in the US in which a baby is taken from hospital and not found until years later, but I just cannot imagine that happening in the UK. Everything is too connected here; people would ask too many questions. My mother (if she was still around) would be rolling her eyes at this point and sigh, with exasperation, that it is just a "story". So, I accept that there's such a thing a poetic license etc but where a story is too unbelivable, it is distracting.
Another issue I have is that French does like to have a neat and tidy ending, which again is unrealistic.
I know that there have been cases in the US in which a baby is taken from hospital and not found until years later, but I just cannot imagine that happening in the UK. Everything is too connected here; people would ask too many questions. My mother (if she was still around) would be rolling her eyes at this point and sigh, with exasperation, that it is just a "story". So, I accept that there's such a thing a poetic license etc but where a story is too unbelivable, it is distracting.
Another issue I have is that French does like to have a neat and tidy ending, which again is unrealistic.
An Utterly Heart-Warming Story
I hadn't read any Dawn French book before, I wasn't sure what I should expect. However, this book was totally awesome. I like her storytelling style and twists in the plot. And for the first time after ages, I cried at the end of a book.
I hadn't read any Dawn French book before, I wasn't sure what I should expect. However, this book was totally awesome. I like her storytelling style and twists in the plot. And for the first time after ages, I cried at the end of a book.