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A review by britomarte
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
4.0
I'm going to give both books about May Amelia the same review, because they feel like two halves of one book.
These are the saddest books ever. Every few pages, some child is being physically or emotionally wounded. Parents dying. Children dying. Permanent maimings. Loss and grief everywhere.
I feel like the author struggled a bit to find the right voice for the age of the protagonist, but she did settle into one. For me, the voice was a little young for a twelve-year-old, but I understood the choice and ran with it.
That said, the books were both quite good. I wouldn't recommend reading them back to back when you've already had a bit of a bummer week, though. Don't make the mistake I did.
These are the saddest books ever. Every few pages, some child is being physically or emotionally wounded. Parents dying. Children dying. Permanent maimings. Loss and grief everywhere.
I feel like the author struggled a bit to find the right voice for the age of the protagonist, but she did settle into one. For me, the voice was a little young for a twelve-year-old, but I understood the choice and ran with it.
That said, the books were both quite good. I wouldn't recommend reading them back to back when you've already had a bit of a bummer week, though. Don't make the mistake I did.