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A review by bucket
Saint Monkey by Jacinda Townsend
4.0
I love both Audrey's and Caroline's stories and the way their early years formed them. They each have strengths and skills that bring them a level of momentum in life, but they both also suffer derailing tragedies at different points.
For the first half of the book, while the two are mostly still friends, the interplay of their stories is interesting. Each girl's perspective sheds light on and rounds out the other girl's. They each seem to better understand each other than they do themselves. This was great reading.
As they grow apart though, this understanding is lost and their stories separate. They no longer have good perspective on each other. It makes sense, but since each girl still doesn't understand herself very well, a lot more is missing. I wanted more from the last part of the book. It felt like I'd lost the thread of these two as much as they'd lost each other.
For the first half of the book, while the two are mostly still friends, the interplay of their stories is interesting. Each girl's perspective sheds light on and rounds out the other girl's. They each seem to better understand each other than they do themselves. This was great reading.
As they grow apart though, this understanding is lost and their stories separate. They no longer have good perspective on each other. It makes sense, but since each girl still doesn't understand herself very well, a lot more is missing. I wanted more from the last part of the book. It felt like I'd lost the thread of these two as much as they'd lost each other.