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cortney1208 's review for:
Valentine
by Elizabeth Wetmore
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A gruesome crime that affects the lives of a young teenage girl, a young mom, an older widow, and a young abandoned child all in different ways. I really love stories told from different povs but tied together in small ways that create huge impacts on everyone involved. All the while treating the west Texas oil fields as a character all their own.
This book was haunting and raw. Set in 1970s west Texas, where women meant nothing and the Mexican immigrants meant even less. This book will leave you a little sad, but also hopeful.
This is your war story.
This book was haunting and raw. Set in 1970s west Texas, where women meant nothing and the Mexican immigrants meant even less. This book will leave you a little sad, but also hopeful.
This is your war story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Racial slurs