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A review by itssayruh
The Last Carolina Girl by Meagan Church
3.0
The Last Carolina Girl had the bones of a great story, but the execution left me a bit underwhelmed.
The pacing felt uneven — the beginning moved too slowly, while the ending felt rushed. Still, I was drawn to the story and am ultimately glad to have read more of Church’s work. I highly recommend her sophomore novel, The Girls We Sent Away (a standout by comparison.) While I wouldn’t say you should skip her debut, it just didn’t quite land for me in the way I’d hoped. That said, one of Church’s greatest strengths is her ability to make you truly feel for her characters — and in that, she absolutely delivers. I’m still fuming on Leah’s behalf
The pacing felt uneven — the beginning moved too slowly, while the ending felt rushed. Still, I was drawn to the story and am ultimately glad to have read more of Church’s work. I highly recommend her sophomore novel, The Girls We Sent Away (a standout by comparison.) While I wouldn’t say you should skip her debut, it just didn’t quite land for me in the way I’d hoped. That said, one of Church’s greatest strengths is her ability to make you truly feel for her characters — and in that, she absolutely delivers. I’m still fuming on Leah’s behalf