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challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was BLEAK but I cared for these two women SO MUCH.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
challenging
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review.
I went into this book completely blind and I couldn’t put it down.
It’s a book that encompasses found family and deals with struggles of mental health and addiction in a well written way.
The book follows two half sisters, Michelle- who goes by Mickey, and Charlotte- who goes by Arlo. One is a kindergarten teacher and the other is a therapist. Mickey got abandoned by her father at a young age, he raised Arlo- but it’s Mickey who gets the money in his will.
There is confusion, anger, and all sorts of emotions flying from both of them. Then they meet without realising and things start to shift.
I think I liked Mickey better, she’s the underdog of the two. It upset me when she was put on suspension from her teaching job as you can tell from reading that she loves it. Her struggle with alcoholism was well told and I stuck to the story because I wanted and hoped she would be able to fight it and make herself well.
Addiction is a topic I haven’t read a lot of and I felt it was handled well, and not just for story telling purposes. It felt real.
Arlo- she grew on me. But I wasn’t a fan- she’s privileged and it shows. Her character development was great though.
As much as there are other background characters, the focus is on the sisters and I liked that. Things happened in their lives but it always came back to them.
This book is unlike anything I’ve read before and I was committed to the story and couldn’t put it down.
4/5 stars.
I can’t give it a 5 because of the topic of addiction as I know that can be a trigger for some people.
I went into this book completely blind and I couldn’t put it down.
It’s a book that encompasses found family and deals with struggles of mental health and addiction in a well written way.
The book follows two half sisters, Michelle- who goes by Mickey, and Charlotte- who goes by Arlo. One is a kindergarten teacher and the other is a therapist. Mickey got abandoned by her father at a young age, he raised Arlo- but it’s Mickey who gets the money in his will.
There is confusion, anger, and all sorts of emotions flying from both of them. Then they meet without realising and things start to shift.
I think I liked Mickey better, she’s the underdog of the two. It upset me when she was put on suspension from her teaching job as you can tell from reading that she loves it. Her struggle with alcoholism was well told and I stuck to the story because I wanted and hoped she would be able to fight it and make herself well.
Addiction is a topic I haven’t read a lot of and I felt it was handled well, and not just for story telling purposes. It felt real.
Arlo- she grew on me. But I wasn’t a fan- she’s privileged and it shows. Her character development was great though.
As much as there are other background characters, the focus is on the sisters and I liked that. Things happened in their lives but it always came back to them.
This book is unlike anything I’ve read before and I was committed to the story and couldn’t put it down.
4/5 stars.
I can’t give it a 5 because of the topic of addiction as I know that can be a trigger for some people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Grief
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Als ich den Klappentext zu Mickey und Arlo gelesen habe, war ich direkt fasziniert - zwei Schwestern, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, sollen in einem so vulnerablen Raum wie einer Therapie vereint werden? Sign me up!
Und Morgan Dick hat auch in gewisser Weise geliefert. Entstanden ist eine Charakterstudie, die deutlich zeigt, dass jede:r sein / ihr Päckchen zu tragen hat, vieles nicht so ist wie es scheint und wir Menschen einfach unfassbar komplex sind. Das hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Dennoch war es für mich an manchen Stellen nicht zu 100 Prozent ausgereift. Vor allem am Anfang hatte ich manchmal das Gefühl, Szenen überlesen zu haben weil man so schnell springt, es war als jagt eine Entwicklung die nächste. Das hat mich manchmal aus dem Lesefluss gerissen. Obwohl es viele sanfte Momente gab, die mich auch irgendwie berührt haben, konnte ich bis zum letzten Drittel keine wirkliche Verbindung zu den Schwestern aufbauen. Ich hätte mir gewünscht, dass wir auch mehr von ihnen sehen, dass nicht so unmittelbar von ihrem Vater beeinflusst ist. Was man Morgan Dick aber auf jeden Fall lassen muss: Die Stärke des Buches lag für mich oft in den Dialogen, die toll eine Stimmung eingefangen haben und dann doch manchmal versucht haben, den Charakteren mehr Facette zu geben.
Und Morgan Dick hat auch in gewisser Weise geliefert. Entstanden ist eine Charakterstudie, die deutlich zeigt, dass jede:r sein / ihr Päckchen zu tragen hat, vieles nicht so ist wie es scheint und wir Menschen einfach unfassbar komplex sind. Das hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Dennoch war es für mich an manchen Stellen nicht zu 100 Prozent ausgereift. Vor allem am Anfang hatte ich manchmal das Gefühl, Szenen überlesen zu haben weil man so schnell springt, es war als jagt eine Entwicklung die nächste. Das hat mich manchmal aus dem Lesefluss gerissen. Obwohl es viele sanfte Momente gab, die mich auch irgendwie berührt haben, konnte ich bis zum letzten Drittel keine wirkliche Verbindung zu den Schwestern aufbauen. Ich hätte mir gewünscht, dass wir auch mehr von ihnen sehen, dass nicht so unmittelbar von ihrem Vater beeinflusst ist. Was man Morgan Dick aber auf jeden Fall lassen muss: Die Stärke des Buches lag für mich oft in den Dialogen, die toll eine Stimmung eingefangen haben und dann doch manchmal versucht haben, den Charakteren mehr Facette zu geben.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent
Minor: Gaslighting