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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely adored this book from start to finish, even though I really really didn’t want it to finish and could have read about Beth’s antics forever.
Beth is a quitter. She quits every job, hobby and everything else in her life. Emmy, her sister, seems to be the perfect one, married with two children and seemingly has her life together. But one morning, as Beth is skiving off work due to a hangover, she gets the worst news… her sister and brother-in-law were in an accident, her brother-in-law is dead and her sister is in a coma. Leaving the two children in need of their guardian, Beth. Everyone, including Beth, is unsure just how Beth will cope with taking on a teenager and a toddler and Beth wonders what qualities her sister saw in her to make this decision.
Between daily trips to the hospital, looking after a toddler and a moody teenager, going back to work and trying to run her sister’s house, Beth doesn’t always get it right, she sometimes gets it hilariously wrong. But with the help of her mum and dad, her best friend Jory and her sister’s elderly neighbour, Albert, she has the best team around her to help her see exactly why her sister picked her after all.
I could have read so much more about these characters. And I really hope that Sarah Turner writes a sequel at some point (I need to know what happens with Beth next and if Emmy ever does wake up, I thought there’d be a happy ending in this book!) as I would definitely be pre-ordering it.
This was such an easy read, and set out the difficulties of being thrown into guardianship so well. Thank you to Sarah Turner and the online book club The Pigeonhole for giving me the opportunity to read this wonderful, emotional book.
Beth is a quitter. She quits every job, hobby and everything else in her life. Emmy, her sister, seems to be the perfect one, married with two children and seemingly has her life together. But one morning, as Beth is skiving off work due to a hangover, she gets the worst news… her sister and brother-in-law were in an accident, her brother-in-law is dead and her sister is in a coma. Leaving the two children in need of their guardian, Beth. Everyone, including Beth, is unsure just how Beth will cope with taking on a teenager and a toddler and Beth wonders what qualities her sister saw in her to make this decision.
Between daily trips to the hospital, looking after a toddler and a moody teenager, going back to work and trying to run her sister’s house, Beth doesn’t always get it right, she sometimes gets it hilariously wrong. But with the help of her mum and dad, her best friend Jory and her sister’s elderly neighbour, Albert, she has the best team around her to help her see exactly why her sister picked her after all.
I could have read so much more about these characters. And I really hope that Sarah Turner writes a sequel at some point (I need to know what happens with Beth next and if Emmy ever does wake up, I thought there’d be a happy ending in this book!) as I would definitely be pre-ordering it.
This was such an easy read, and set out the difficulties of being thrown into guardianship so well. Thank you to Sarah Turner and the online book club The Pigeonhole for giving me the opportunity to read this wonderful, emotional book.
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh my word what an emotional rollercoaster of a book this was! I absolutely loved this one! I love a book that hits me right where it hurts and makes me feel allllll the feels, and Sarah Turner has done that! I can’t remember ever crying so early on in a book before…I mean I was crying by chapter 2 and didn’t stop till chapter 5, and then I lost count of all the times I welled up or wiped away a stray tear whilst I was reading.
Now I know, that sounds so heartbreaking but honestly, this book is incredible! It filled and broke my heart all in one. The character development, the heartache, the family, the children, the next door neighbour (Albert will always have a place in my heart 🥹). Honestly, just this whole book is just pure perfection! I won’t lie, there was a little bit at the end I wish I knew, but after speaking about it with a friend I got over that quite quickly cause I know it was meant to be that way, so it’s still a 5 star read for me!
Basically, if you love a book that will hit you right into your soul, fill your heart and maybe make you shed a tear or two…this is for you 💚
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book. If you enjoy getting attached to a flawed character and rooting for them definitely read this!
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a feel good book! Absolutely adored it and wish it hadn’t ended!