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A review by raekit
Whiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith
3.0
I really enjoyed the elements of this story. There were all these complicated characters entangled with each other. I especially loved were how much love and care were documented and centered in this book. I don't mean to say that it is sentimental, because I do not think it is, but rather that while this book tackles grief and loss and how we can hurt it each other it feels like the characters genuinely love and care for each other that there are several different manifestations of love portrayed: parent and child, adoptive family and child, siblings, romantic partners, uncles and nephews, close friendships.
What let this down for me was that while the jumping points of view was interesting, it broke up the narrative and I felt like it kept us from diving deeper into knowing the characters. There were so many complexities laid out but in the end, I wish there was more work on knitting them together and delving into the various people in the book more deeply.
What let this down for me was that while the jumping points of view was interesting, it broke up the narrative and I felt like it kept us from diving deeper into knowing the characters. There were so many complexities laid out but in the end, I wish there was more work on knitting them together and delving into the various people in the book more deeply.