Reviews

Concrete Angel by Patricia Abbott

sandin954's review against another edition

3.0

While there are plenty of crimes, both major and minor, in this debut novel the main focus is a rather dysfunctional relationship between a mother and daughter. Set mainly in the seventies, in and around the Philadelphia area, this was a good though dark read.

chrislatray's review against another edition

4.0

I trusted Patti Abbott would deliver an excellent novel, and she did. The strength here is in the characters. I also love unreliable narrators, and the one we have here, though we should be pulling for her, isn't entirely on the up-and-up herself. I love that. I loved all the interactions, I loved the various family members and how they played off one another, and I loved the wacky, dangerous, manipulative mother. Just a stellar outing, all the way though.