leahb88 's review for:

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed the ways all the different threads of the characters’ lives wove together. Each of the main characters felt really fleshed out and real, and their actions/thoughts/motivations made sense. At times the theme felt a bit tell not show but this also made it very readable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Abandonment

Minor: Lesbophobia