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kimveach's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Tracey Lange always masterfully creates real characters who deal with complex issues. She does it again with "What Happened to the McCrays?" Her depiction of small-town life in upstate New York feels authentic. I loved all the characters, not just the couple. This book made me laugh out loud and cry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
reeccees's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A first by this author for me and it was beautifully written! The development of not only the MCs, but the side characters was beautiful. I loved how they all felt so real. I just wish it kept my attention for longer because it felt like the plot, plus back and forth between the MCs started to drag around to 70% mark. Otherwise, a very emotional and sad but hopeful read. Pls be aware of CW.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, and Death of parent
dblue236's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Tracey Lange's writing is beautiful, but so much of this book felt like much ado about... well, not nothing, but very little. Almost all of the conflict could have been resolved if these two people who claimed to know each other so well would have just communicated instead of constantly running away from each other and avoiding talking about difficult subjects. I suppose that was probably the point, but I had a hard time staying interested despite the fact that the author is a skilled writer. Overall this wasn't a terrible book, and maybe it was just a matter of personal taste, but I was very ready to be done with it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content and Blood