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leigholiveeee's review against another edition
5.0
This book... where do I begin. Simply great. Firstly, no part of this book takes place in present day which is kind of refreshing and amazing all on it's own. All three characters who are introduced in this book have no relation but are family in some form. The story gives a great insight to the world and the future. Personally, Adri was my favourite character because much like her we find love in the strangest of places, even when we think we are different or awkward and we all leave a little piece of ourselves for future generations. Would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants something different to read - but it may not be everyones favourite.
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This book starts off with Adri who is beginning her steps to finish her goal of going to Mars to essentially start the world over. Adri lives in year 2065. She is left to stay with her cousin, whom she has never met and did not know existed to have some reflection time and truly discover if she wants to got to Mars because there is no returning to Earth. While she is staying with her cousin, Lily, an elderly women who has dementia, they discover the life of people who use to live in the home that Lily, now resides in. First, Adri founds letters from Catherine who lived in the farmhouse in 1934. Catherine explains stories of heavy dust storms, loss, love and finding herself in a new place. Catherine finds letters from her mother's best friend, Lenore (year 1919) who lives in England and writes to Catherine's mother frequently to share her life and her desire to go to America and be with her. Through the letters, Adri and Lily develop a bond and it is a bittersweet ending between them as Adri leaves to got to Mars and Lily stays at the farmhouse before she must move to a home as soon she will no longer be able to live on her own.paigeann4's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was fantastic. The prose was so well done and the stories were engrossing and heartfelt. For it only being 238 pages, so much happened, but it didn't feel rushed. There were such strong themes of friendship, handling grief, and family. They were all so relatable and the different stories connected so well.
scaredyxkat's review against another edition
5.0
I feel as if this book is so... soft, and quiet, and peaceful. I couldn't put it down, but not because it was so thrilling or exciting, exactly, just because it was so lovely. I loved it. I fell in love with these women and their stories and their times. It's such an interesting unraveling. I especially love the depiction of the future, and how true and sad it feels.
myfrogmonster's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lindseysparks's review against another edition
1.0
I don't read much YA but picked this up because the blurb said one of the storylines takes place in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl. I live in Oklahoma and have relatives who lived through the Dust Bowl, so that drew me in. But...the blurb is wrong!!!! That storyline takes place in Kansas!!!! How did that get missed????
I would have finished it anyway, but the characters were so insipid and I just didn't have any interest in seeing what happened so I'm giving up on this one.
I would have finished it anyway, but the characters were so insipid and I just didn't have any interest in seeing what happened so I'm giving up on this one.
alfysauce's review against another edition
5.0
Really, 4.5 rounded up. It was a beautiful story really cleanly merging realistic sci-fi with historical fiction, but there were brief moments of odd pacing that distracted me. Really really really good book though and I highly recommend it to everyone.
tessa_rose13's review against another edition
4.0
Mystery, three points of view, and unexpected twists make this an exciting book to read.
nbucaro15's review against another edition
3.0
I understand how people love this. It’s a great look at people discovering themselves and their connections with others. However, that’s just not the book for me, so I ended up thinking it was just fine.
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
4.0
"Isn't it strange how a whole life can begin with a little spark?”
What a wonderfully quiet story. About loss and grief and family and a sense of belonging - the idea that your history tells part of your story.
This is the story of 3 different girls in 3 different times. The stories are a bit like puzzle pieces but one of the reasons I loved it was because of how it was written.
First there is Adri. She is in a future time from now. She has applied and been granted approval to begin the process of leaving earth - to have the chance to colonize and start the future of Mars. But she's stunned to hear that she will stay with family, a long lost cousin, while she prepares to leave. Adri didn't know she had any family and isn't exactly excited to find she has some. But she arrives and gets to know Lily. Adri is prickly, not a people person, and it takes time for her to even mildly warm up to Lily. As Adri and Lily try to trace their lineage to each other, Adri discovers a journal and letters in their family home.
The journal is Catherine's story. She is a young girl growing up in Kansas during the great Dust Bowl. Her chapters are amazing and horrifying. She is finding first love and first adventure but she is also watching her farm be buried in dirt and her sister's cough not going away. It's scary and fascinating.
Through Catherine's story, we learn about her mom. Her mother left England during the war but her best friend stayed behind. We learn, through letters from the best friend, who is named Lenore, what the war was like and how much she struggled with the losses in their town and the need to leave and flee and go to America with her friend.
The over all theme of the story is definitely family but it's also environment. Each girl is living through a difficult time and is making life or death decisions. They realize their strengths and maybe find courage as each new generation finds out about the courage and strength and love of the generation (or more) before them. I love the quiet subtle way the story sucked me in. I was so interested in how it all played out. I wanted to know how they all connected and i wanted to know how their individual stories collided but also how each thread ended. It was a amazing way to tell a story and I was hooked from page 1. Thank you [a:Jodi Lynn Anderson|94868|Jodi Lynn Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1337023922p2/94868.jpg], this was a wonderful story.
What a wonderfully quiet story. About loss and grief and family and a sense of belonging - the idea that your history tells part of your story.
This is the story of 3 different girls in 3 different times. The stories are a bit like puzzle pieces but one of the reasons I loved it was because of how it was written.
First there is Adri. She is in a future time from now. She has applied and been granted approval to begin the process of leaving earth - to have the chance to colonize and start the future of Mars. But she's stunned to hear that she will stay with family, a long lost cousin, while she prepares to leave. Adri didn't know she had any family and isn't exactly excited to find she has some. But she arrives and gets to know Lily. Adri is prickly, not a people person, and it takes time for her to even mildly warm up to Lily. As Adri and Lily try to trace their lineage to each other, Adri discovers a journal and letters in their family home.
The journal is Catherine's story. She is a young girl growing up in Kansas during the great Dust Bowl. Her chapters are amazing and horrifying. She is finding first love and first adventure but she is also watching her farm be buried in dirt and her sister's cough not going away. It's scary and fascinating.
Through Catherine's story, we learn about her mom. Her mother left England during the war but her best friend stayed behind. We learn, through letters from the best friend, who is named Lenore, what the war was like and how much she struggled with the losses in their town and the need to leave and flee and go to America with her friend.
The over all theme of the story is definitely family but it's also environment. Each girl is living through a difficult time and is making life or death decisions. They realize their strengths and maybe find courage as each new generation finds out about the courage and strength and love of the generation (or more) before them. I love the quiet subtle way the story sucked me in. I was so interested in how it all played out. I wanted to know how they all connected and i wanted to know how their individual stories collided but also how each thread ended. It was a amazing way to tell a story and I was hooked from page 1. Thank you [a:Jodi Lynn Anderson|94868|Jodi Lynn Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1337023922p2/94868.jpg], this was a wonderful story.
lisamparkin's review against another edition
5.0
At first, I really didn't know what to expect. This story starts off with Adri preparing herself for a (permanent) trip to Mars. She seems like an odd bird, and as she interacts with her long lost relative Lily, the narrative really starts to come to life.
Then you're drawn into the history (via letters) of Adri and Lily's family, and I was completely sucked in.
This is definitely a case of a slow and steady start with a deep and emotionally powerful ending. I loved every inch of this book!
Then you're drawn into the history (via letters) of Adri and Lily's family, and I was completely sucked in.
This is definitely a case of a slow and steady start with a deep and emotionally powerful ending. I loved every inch of this book!