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emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
"History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” - Mark Twain
This one was a heartbreaking read. Poor Leah can't catch a break - she has seizures, her mom died at birth, and then her dad dies when she's only 14 years old. Nothing that follows goes well for the poor girl. There's definitely a deep appreciate for nature here, but it doesn't shine through each page the way it did in Where the Crawdads Sing.
Overall, I really wanted this book to be longer. It was hard to read for Leah's sake but I felt like the plot skipped through too quickly. We don't get a deep character development of any character except Leah, we barely get a resolution to her story at the end of the book, and I generally felt like a bunch of chapters were missing. There was so much potential in this story to see how Leah could overcome these unfortunate events and truly become her own person.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the opportunity to review this book ahead of publication. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
This one was a heartbreaking read. Poor Leah can't catch a break - she has seizures, her mom died at birth, and then her dad dies when she's only 14 years old. Nothing that follows goes well for the poor girl. There's definitely a deep appreciate for nature here, but it doesn't shine through each page the way it did in Where the Crawdads Sing.
Overall, I really wanted this book to be longer. It was hard to read for Leah's sake but I felt like the plot skipped through too quickly. We don't get a deep character development of any character except Leah, we barely get a resolution to her story at the end of the book, and I generally felt like a bunch of chapters were missing. There was so much potential in this story to see how Leah could overcome these unfortunate events and truly become her own person.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the opportunity to review this book ahead of publication. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, and Medical trauma
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