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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
"I'm sorry. I should've asked how you've been doing. The flowers stop coming after a couple weeks, but the grief doesn't."
I really like the idea behind the story and I love to read about sisters finding each other, but some parts dragged and I don't think the book explores the daughters' trauma as much as it could have. Since there's not much going on plot-wise I do wish there would've been deeper conversations between the characters, but this only really happens closer to the end.
I really like the idea behind the story and I love to read about sisters finding each other, but some parts dragged and I don't think the book explores the daughters' trauma as much as it could have. Since there's not much going on plot-wise I do wish there would've been deeper conversations between the characters, but this only really happens closer to the end.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
tense
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
I liked this story about two half sisters who’ve never met, whose stories intertwine after their father dies. There was a fair bit of depth in the exploration of grief, love, trauma, substance use, and lots more.
I was lucky to win an ARC of this book and also listened to some on audio.
I was lucky to win an ARC of this book and also listened to some on audio.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a debut novel and it is one that I enjoyed, it kept me intrigued with the family dynamics/drama. Mickey is in her early 30s and a kindergarten teacher. She loves her job, she loves her pupils but she had a drinking problem. When the end of day bell goes she hits the vodka. She and her mother were abandoned by her alcoholic father when she was about 7 and she hasn’t thought about him a lot since until she reads his obituary. Then memories awaken of not only the father who caused her heartache but also the father who impersonated Tigger, who swung her around and had fun with her. Out of the blue her father’s lawyer contacts her and this man who she has had no contact with since she was 7 has left her a lot of money but there is one condition. Mickey has to attend 7 therapy sessions already pre-booked first. No therapy, no money. Arlo is the daughter from Mickey’s father’s second marriage. She is a psychologist and expects to inherit her father’s money. She has spent the last few months nursing her dying father so of course he is going to give her the money and so her reaction when told that she is not mentioned in the will is as you would expect. Both girls have a lot of emotional baggage, both experienced the alcoholic side of their father but both also had good times with him when he was sober. This is a novel of chaos, of moral dilemmas as the two girls have never met - yet. It is also a novel about love and grief and abandonment as well as fighting demons day after day because just when the girls think they are on top, they get knocked back down and have to pick themselves up again. I listened to this on audible and the two voices came across excellently - I had fun with this one