Reviews

Dziewczyna z listu by Emily Gunnis

cathyatratedreads's review against another edition

4.0

This story was based on the true events and experiences of young pregnant women who were shut away in homes and generally forced to place their babies for adoption, given no support from their families or communities. It’s heartbreaking, and the conditions they lived in and the way they were treated (slave labor, essentially, and regular abuse at the hands of administrators) were just abominable. The novel brings those stories to life and sheds light on the times while just being a great page-turner. It brings in some mysteries about how the stories and people are connected and just who is responsible for the suspicious deaths. I enjoyed it.

Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/girl-in-letter-fiction-book-review/

annecarts's review against another edition

3.0

I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book tells the harrowing story of a mother and baby home for unmarried mothers. I think this is an important issue and the notes at the end were very interesting about the older children and doctors (without giving any spoilers)

I enjoyed the fast moving plot. However, I think it was rather obvious in places and perhaps if less clues were given the big reveals could've been less expected. I would also have liked the characters to have been more developed about their backgrounds and motivations for their behaviour. Also more of the back stories such as Kitty's relationship with the footballer and Nanas relationship with her parents.

_a_minha_biblioteca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

yisra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

christinebeswick's review against another edition

3.0

Interesting idea but disappointing writing

andreagraves5's review against another edition

3.0

Interesting book. I like how it all tied in. My complaint is the only good that would come out of this book - that I was waiting for the whole time, was ended prematurely and left up to the reader to “imagine” I personally ::hate:: when authors do this. One of my biggest pet peeves is when authors do this. Disappointing.

colorfulleo92's review against another edition

3.0

I'm not a huge fan of dual time lines in books, and not surprisingly didn't quite work for me. Liked the part when it was set in the earlier time in the 50's but wasn't as invested in the modern parts. It was still a decent story but not at all a new favorite but it's more a me thing as the dual time line plot isn't usually my thing. Can see why other love it and it works better for them though

tobia's review against another edition

4.0

Even though this is a fictional story it was a educational read. I felt the time and atmosphere was portrayed great.
It had it’s twists and turns to keep the pages turned.

Overall a great read. Thank you.

astrid_alice's review against another edition

5.0

Such a good story

katiekat19's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5