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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This book follows Peyton in two different times, the past where she is just starting at a new college and the present where she has left her life behind to travel across Canada. Peyton has not had an easy time within education. She is severely bullied throughout high school and has no friends to support her through it. Therefore college is a new start, a new chance to make friends. However her past experiences have left her with low self esteem and desperate to find a friend. As we know this leads to events that encourage her to leave the country.
This is my first book by Sara Barnard. I now want to explore her back list as I loved it. I really enjoyed both sides of the story. Although enjoyed may not be the right term as the past scenes made me angry and sad. Sara's writing made me cry on several occasions. This is one of those books where you may not like all the characters or their decisions but you can understand and/or appreciate how they came to be. I would have loved to have gotten to know the characters in Canada in a little bit more detail however I think it highlights how Peyton learns that she is not the only person with difficulties in her life and part of being a friend is both a process of give and take.
(ARC provided by publishers through Netgalley)
This is my first book by Sara Barnard. I now want to explore her back list as I loved it. I really enjoyed both sides of the story. Although enjoyed may not be the right term as the past scenes made me angry and sad. Sara's writing made me cry on several occasions. This is one of those books where you may not like all the characters or their decisions but you can understand and/or appreciate how they came to be. I would have loved to have gotten to know the characters in Canada in a little bit more detail however I think it highlights how Peyton learns that she is not the only person with difficulties in her life and part of being a friend is both a process of give and take.
(ARC provided by publishers through Netgalley)
Peyton is running. She's not sure what from, or where to. She just knows she can't stay where she is. Told in two timelines, this is the story of how far you sometimes have to go to find home.
Sara Barnard always makes me cry. I opened it just now to check a quote and welled up again.
This is a beautiful story. Peyton is a fabulous character; parts of her backstory feel ripped from mine, and I imagine most people will empathise with her. (Unless you're Amber. Don't be Amber.) the descriptions are amazing. Sara clearly loves Canada very much. I'm so tempted to go and see these places myself. (I'm writing during the Coronovirus lockdown, so I can' actually go, but I'd really like to!)
I loved how brave Peyton was, even though she didn't believe she was. And how much she appreciated everyone; it really was lovely. Her new (real) friends were great, too. I want a Beasey, please. I'd settle for a Khalil, but really, Beasey is just wonderful.
Whatever else happens, this happened. I will try and apply that to my life in future. This was just a beautiful read all around. Fabulous.
Sara Barnard always makes me cry. I opened it just now to check a quote and welled up again.
This is a beautiful story. Peyton is a fabulous character; parts of her backstory feel ripped from mine, and I imagine most people will empathise with her. (Unless you're Amber. Don't be Amber.) the descriptions are amazing. Sara clearly loves Canada very much. I'm so tempted to go and see these places myself. (I'm writing during the Coronovirus lockdown, so I can' actually go, but I'd really like to!)
I loved how brave Peyton was, even though she didn't believe she was. And how much she appreciated everyone; it really was lovely. Her new (real) friends were great, too. I want a Beasey, please. I'd settle for a Khalil, but really, Beasey is just wonderful.
Whatever else happens, this happened. I will try and apply that to my life in future. This was just a beautiful read all around. Fabulous.