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alomie's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
3.0
This was an okay book, I enjoyed my time with it but I also doubt it will be in my top books of the year.
A family saga, it has in my opinion far too many points of view, you spend a lot of time bouncing between characters and obviously some are more fun to read than others, and I felt a lot of time I was rushing through one character to get to the next who I preferred.
Also the characters weren't that distinct, and so I was always trying to remember who was who.
Essentially the story of a family who is thrown into crisis because their dad has a stroke, and the family business is in Spain but the children's lives are in England and the challenges that it brings.
It made me think about my own parents and that I live far away from them and how difficult it might be should they need more care, but as this book points out there is usually a way that makes sense.
A family saga, it has in my opinion far too many points of view, you spend a lot of time bouncing between characters and obviously some are more fun to read than others, and I felt a lot of time I was rushing through one character to get to the next who I preferred.
Also the characters weren't that distinct, and so I was always trying to remember who was who.
Essentially the story of a family who is thrown into crisis because their dad has a stroke, and the family business is in Spain but the children's lives are in England and the challenges that it brings.
It made me think about my own parents and that I live far away from them and how difficult it might be should they need more care, but as this book points out there is usually a way that makes sense.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Chronic illness, Medical content, Grief, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Cursing, and Bullying
beca_reads's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This book was meh! The characters were underdeveloped and the plot was fairly bland. The one thing I did like was the messiness of the character's family; that actually was realistic, compared to the poorly written children's characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Self harm
kateemily's review against another edition
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
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