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A review by lucsbooks
Victoria Park by Gemma Reeves
5.0
I could not have read this book at a more perfect time and I could not have enjoyed it more.
From beginning to end there is no weak link, no forgettable or unnecessary storyline and every single character are original, realistic, and meaningful, someone we know or are.
I truly adored how the author wrote about living in a small community inside a big city, and proving that unlike what many are led to believe, neighbors still create relationships of friendship and dislike between each other, same as always. I truly loved seeing how people, even without noticing, can touch and influence the lives of so many, simply by existing or being kind to a stranger.
Something else I really treasured was the diversity: of age, class, race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, gender…there were so many privileges and experiences being explored, and the way the author did it without taking away anyone's humanity while exposing their faults and blessings was absolutely lovely.
This is a book about being human, about finding small pieces of happiness and hope in the middle of the despair of being alive, about holding on to hope and surviving tragedies, including the tragedy of being alive and hurting. It's a book about how everything ends, and a lot of life is unfair to everyone so being kind and present matters
I truly enjoyed this book and I can barely wait for whatever else Gemma Reeves will gift us with next.
Thank you to Allen and Unwind for sending me this proof
From beginning to end there is no weak link, no forgettable or unnecessary storyline and every single character are original, realistic, and meaningful, someone we know or are.
I truly adored how the author wrote about living in a small community inside a big city, and proving that unlike what many are led to believe, neighbors still create relationships of friendship and dislike between each other, same as always. I truly loved seeing how people, even without noticing, can touch and influence the lives of so many, simply by existing or being kind to a stranger.
Something else I really treasured was the diversity: of age, class, race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, gender…there were so many privileges and experiences being explored, and the way the author did it without taking away anyone's humanity while exposing their faults and blessings was absolutely lovely.
This is a book about being human, about finding small pieces of happiness and hope in the middle of the despair of being alive, about holding on to hope and surviving tragedies, including the tragedy of being alive and hurting. It's a book about how everything ends, and a lot of life is unfair to everyone so being kind and present matters
I truly enjoyed this book and I can barely wait for whatever else Gemma Reeves will gift us with next.
Thank you to Allen and Unwind for sending me this proof