A review by adelita18
The Year We Fell from Space by Amy Sarig King

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

3.0

This book follows a family as the parents go through divorce. It dives deep into marital infidelity, parental and child depression, bullying, and therapy. While Ms. Sarig King does a beautiful job of de-stigmatizing mental health issues around divorce and provides resources at the end of the book, this is a very tough read. Our family lived through a terrible bullying experience with my son at his former school and this book dredged up a lot of those memories and issues. If you have been through similar incidents as covered in this book, read with care. 
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