A review by vynexareads
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

When bad things happen to you, people always said things like 'poor you' and 'you're so brave' and it was meant to make you feel better, but usually it made you feel worse. Because you didn't want to be 'brave' and 'poor', you just wanted the bad thing not to be happening.

Monthly buddy read with my friend, Kristi

Went from not really wanting to read a book about an 8 year old who killed a child to my chest hurting and swelling up, rooting for her as a child and adult. This story shows how you don't have to be the parent your parent was. And how even when you do bad in life, you deserve to be loved and wanted and be allowed room to become a better person.

This book does contain fatphobic language and a lot of child negligence/abuse. Please keep in mind if you're wanting to read it.

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