A review by blogginboutbooks
Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

3.0

I've been trying to read happy books to keep my spirits up during this coronavirus/quarantine thing, and TIGERS, NOT DAUGHTERS definitely does NOT qualify. This is a dark, angry novel about the kind of intense, all-consuming grief that tears people and relationships apart. Although the ending offers a ray of hope, the rest of the book is unrelentingly grim. The sisters at the center of the story are sympathetic but other than Rosa, not very likable. They're an angry, foul-mouthed, self-centered bunch who are unapologetically mean, even to those who try to help them. TIGERS, NOT DAUGHTERS has no real plot, but it is a fast read. I just didn't find it to be a very enjoyable one. I'm giving it three stars because the prose is skilled, the setting is atmospheric, and the story's basic premise is intriguing.