A review by smalltownbookmom
Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff

4.0

3.5 rounded up - A solid debut that is getting compared a LOT to William Kent Krueger’s This tender land. The book is set in the 1990s and follows two young boys on the run. There are a cast of small town characters we the readers get invested in but I found the middle dragged a bit. The climax at the end is very edge of your seat compelling and worth reading through the book to get to. Lots of commentary on domestic abuse, rural poverty, following what makes you happy and the hardships endured from broken families. This was a slow-moving, but atmospheric wilderness adventure along the lines of Huckleberry Finn, This tender land or We begin at the end (another new book getting rave reviews). Overall I enjoyed it and look forward to what comes next from Andrew J Graff.