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astitchedspine's review
emotional
slow-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
3.75
Here’s a story about 12 year old Penny who is living with her single Dad and is under the impression her Mom has died. She wrote a play for school about her relationship with her Dad but feels very unsettled about the ending. She doesn’t feel any ending she comes up with is the correct one. She goes on a quest for the perfect ending and it leads to more questions than answers.
I loved:
- the representation of Penny’s friend and of mental illness
- how strongly Penny feels about her friends
- penny’s grandparents
- penny’s curiosity
I disliked:
- the amount of times the ‘crazy’ is used, I get why it was done but whewwww, it’s a lot.
- the beginning was slow up until about p75
- the way the dad is portrayed as almost being afraid of mental illnesses
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!✨
I loved:
- the representation of Penny’s friend and of mental illness
- how strongly Penny feels about her friends
- penny’s grandparents
- penny’s curiosity
I disliked:
- the amount of times the ‘crazy’ is used, I get why it was done but whewwww, it’s a lot.
- the beginning was slow up until about p75
- the way the dad is portrayed as almost being afraid of mental illnesses
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!✨
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
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