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A review by melbsreads
Truth Be Told by Sue Divin
challenging
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Trigger warnings: death, suicide, grief, terrorism (in the past), death of a family member (in the past), homophobia, alcohol, religious bigotry
This was...definitely a slower read than I anticipated. It's essentially Derry Girls meets The Parent Trap, but minus all the humour and with a metric ton of generational trauma added in. And, like, don't get me wrong, I liked both Tara and Faith as protagonists. But there was a lot of build up here. And while the payoff was ultimately worth it, there was so much build up that at times I struggled to, you know, care.
This was...definitely a slower read than I anticipated. It's essentially Derry Girls meets The Parent Trap, but minus all the humour and with a metric ton of generational trauma added in. And, like, don't get me wrong, I liked both Tara and Faith as protagonists. But there was a lot of build up here. And while the payoff was ultimately worth it, there was so much build up that at times I struggled to, you know, care.