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thepudding's review
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
lunatic_jg's review
5.0
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The Thing About Tilly is certainly different from the previous books by G Benson that I read. Not in a bad way, by any means. It's a beautifully written story about love, and friendship, and most of all about family. It's just so heartwarming to read a book about different kind of families, all of them a little messy and working hard to BE a family because they love each other and it's worth it.
I have to say I cried A LOT while reading this book, I wasn't prepared for it at all but the feelings between Tilly and Evie run so deep from the start that it was impossible to be unmoved by the ups and downs of their relationship.
That said I had one issue with the book. The way Evie's dad plot was resolved didn't sit that well with me. Without going into spoilers and details, it's a pet peeve of mine when storylines like that end the way this one did. And I think it particularly didn't fit in a story so focused on what actually makes a parent and how little it has to do with biology.
The Thing About Tilly is certainly different from the previous books by G Benson that I read. Not in a bad way, by any means. It's a beautifully written story about love, and friendship, and most of all about family. It's just so heartwarming to read a book about different kind of families, all of them a little messy and working hard to BE a family because they love each other and it's worth it.
I have to say I cried A LOT while reading this book, I wasn't prepared for it at all but the feelings between Tilly and Evie run so deep from the start that it was impossible to be unmoved by the ups and downs of their relationship.
That said I had one issue with the book. The way Evie's dad plot was resolved didn't sit that well with me. Without going into spoilers and details, it's a pet peeve of mine when storylines like that end the way this one did. And I think it particularly didn't fit in a story so focused on what actually makes a parent and how little it has to do with biology.
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