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jaew 's review for:
Girls Who Play Dead
by Joelle Wellington
When I requested this ARC on NetGalley I was a tad nervous due to the story's funeral home aspect. That's a personal thing, but I found that it didn't take away from the story for me.
This story is Mikky and Kyla trying to navigate the world in a time where they've been apart for years. Though they maintained contact, it's different when you're calling and texting versus being their in the flesh and that is the main point of contention in this book. Both are doing what they think they need to, but butting heads at every turn.
But as time goes on, they're both learning and growing. Mikky finding his people and footing in a school he had to leave years before is great to see. As is Kyla slowly (so slowly) coming to terms with how much of herself was tied up in Erin and how much she was keeping to herself.
I enjoyed every bit of this story, even if I wanted to shake Kyla a little so she'd let her brother in.
I won't say I didn't guess the killer, because I did, but watching how they came to the conclusion was interesting to see. And my sole complaints are that I wish there had been time for Mikky and Kyla to have a real heart to heart and the same for both of them with their mother. Though I'm sure that does happen for them.
This story is Mikky and Kyla trying to navigate the world in a time where they've been apart for years. Though they maintained contact, it's different when you're calling and texting versus being their in the flesh and that is the main point of contention in this book. Both are doing what they think they need to, but butting heads at every turn.
But as time goes on, they're both learning and growing. Mikky finding his people and footing in a school he had to leave years before is great to see. As is Kyla slowly (so slowly) coming to terms with how much of herself was tied up in Erin and how much she was keeping to herself.
I enjoyed every bit of this story, even if I wanted to shake Kyla a little so she'd let her brother in.
I won't say I didn't guess the killer, because I did, but watching how they came to the conclusion was interesting to see. And my sole complaints are that I wish there had been time for Mikky and Kyla to have a real heart to heart and the same for both of them with their mother. Though I'm sure that does happen for them.