Reviews

Splinters of Sunshine by Patrice Lawrence

stargirl_19's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 ⭐️

georgiaeharris's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

starkva's review against another edition

4.0

A bunch of tough topics covered in this book but it was all handled incredibly well. I think the author did a fab job of creating believable characters and scary scenarios. Sometimes I find it frustrating when random things - in this case, pictures and info on flowers - are inserted into a narrative but it really worked here, and I loved how much Spey had taken in from Dee's passion about them. My biggest complaint was that I really disliked the font used for Benni!

izzum_pullan08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

5.0

adamskiboy528491's review against another edition

3.0

“A friend in need is a friend indeed." — Proverbial.

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Living in a broken home with his mother, Spey goes on a road trip from London to Hastings and Brighton to find his old friend, Dee, while teaming up with his ex-prisoner father (whom he has never met before). Spey’s mother gives him a letter containing only paper flowers revealing that there might be something off-putting about Dee’s correspondence. Thus, Spey journeys around the country to find clues on Dee’s whereabouts and hopefully, sustain their old friendship.

I don’t want to give much away, but this YA mystery/odyssey brings a lot of emotion for parental and friendship warmth. It keeps the reader on its toes until the very end, and you’ll appreciate the voyage throughout.

alos3478's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

missoliviareadsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars
Patrice Lawrence is back with another hard hitting contemporary, this time with a focus on county lines. A slow start made this a tough novel to get into but the ending was much stronger. A very important story, especially for young people today.

thepretentiouspoet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

hmorgz11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

olivia_groszek's review against another edition

3.0

Patrice always does the most exiting thing at the end, this makes me want to read it sooo bad!