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beccss_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Cancer, and Medical content
Moderate: Infertility and Pregnancy
amyford's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Cancer, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide, Infertility, and Medical trauma
pkc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Dementia, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Fatphobia
h_rg98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Grief, Suicide, Medical content, Dementia, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Infertility
what_heather_loves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As a child, Eva Martinez-Green feels lost. Her mother is emotionally distant and her beloved, Spanish father leaves and becomes physically distant. Both parents avoid answering questions about her birth and early childhood, leaving her yearning to know more. As Eva grows up she learns to find love, companionship and family in other ways, alway searching for a mother figure, but they never last. Whilst Eva experiences joy and a sense of belonging, it is fleeting, because all leave her or let her down, in one way or another. A partial photograph of herself as a baby is all she has to go on but, like so much in her life, it leaves her with saudade (longing) for who she was and could be. A visit to Córdoba in Spain, whilst at university, provides answers, but they may be different from the answers she has been seeking.
A vivid coming-of-age story, the focus is on Eva's experiences from primary school to graduating university. Peppered with humour, Eva's story is also frought with tragedy that had me crying tears for those she had lost and never known, as she learns that being a mother can mean many things. Initially set in London, it's Eva's longed-for stay in Córdoba that's most evocative and evidence of the author's experiences there; I began to feel the intense heat and smell the fragrant orange blossom! Eloquent, poignant and powerful, this is a wonderful book I am thankful to have immersed myself in. The author's debut novel, The Other Half Of Augusta Hope is on my TBR.
Moderate: Death and Cancer
Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy