A review by gillyreads
When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

I feel a bit conflicted about this book, it's a pretty emotional older mg/younger ya story that is exactly the sort of thing I loved reading when I was 13. It well written, and did a really good job of capturing that age - which I think is pretty under represented in currently publishing.

The book touches on some important issues, however it felt like the story sort of danced around some of them rather than really tackling them. I felt that the story did a great job of acknowledging the realities of social media, and also adult's total inability to actually help their kids navigate these issues. Ultimately however, I felt like the way this in particular was resolved kind of undermined the severity of it.

I found the italicised parts between chapters confusing, and ended up mostly not reading them. I really can't see what they added to the story at all.

Also the parts with the baby were so stressful to read as an adult.