Reviews

Antes de que llegaras by Lisa Wingate

missyjohnson's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

Tennessee Children’s home, illegal adoptions as children were taken by Georgia Tann’s network from lives of poverty and adopted to well to do families. Rill/May, Fern/Beth, Camillia, Gabion, Lark live on a river boat on the Mississippi with their parents, Briny and Queenie Foss. 1930-40
Judy is the youngest as she is taken at birth from her destitute parents.

jstaton's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

This one fizzled out -

jessn924's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

sarahbowling6608's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

nicolenoons's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

I liked this book a lot! Reminded me how much I love historical fiction, especially when it’s centered around sisters!!!

catbrigand's review against another edition

Go to review page

2.0

I've been fascinated by the TCHS ever since I heard of it. For something that touched so many peoples' lives, there are precious few books on the subject. So maybe I had a lot riding on this book. I wanted to love it, but it fell so flat for me. It's not because it's predictable or neatly tied in a bow. I think part of it is because the dual storyline is not something that tends to work for me--it reminded me of Sarah's Key, and not in a good way. Avery, in this case, is not really a character. She's a vessel for the story, and I get that. She's someone defined by what other people expect of her, and yet, she makes up half the book. The time would have been spent better if it had been used to follow Rill instead.

hillary8209's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

bxsand's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ebc726's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

Reminded me a bit of Next Year in Havana, with the way the story is told/the granddaughter delving into the family secrets, but I thought this one was better written and more compelling.

magali07's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional informative sad

4.5