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A review by megmccreery
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker
2.0
DNF @ 30%
Chrissie was 8 years old when she killed another kid, and now she's 28 with a daughter of her own. Chrissie grew up in a terrible household with a negligent mother, absentee father, and had to scrounge for any crumbs of food she could find. She was a creepy little kid whose blood fizzes with excitement when she kills, thinks about killing, or sees someone else get hurt. Somehow, after all of that, she supposedly has a redemption arc as a kind and caring mother to a 5-year old.
I don't actively hate this book; I'm just bored. 100 pages in, the plot has remained a flat line, and I don't want more. According to the reviews, there's no twist, and it just dives deeper into child neglect, abuse, trauma, and food trauma. I don't need to read more of that!
Chrissie was 8 years old when she killed another kid, and now she's 28 with a daughter of her own. Chrissie grew up in a terrible household with a negligent mother, absentee father, and had to scrounge for any crumbs of food she could find. She was a creepy little kid whose blood fizzes with excitement when she kills, thinks about killing, or sees someone else get hurt. Somehow, after all of that, she supposedly has a redemption arc as a kind and caring mother to a 5-year old.
I don't actively hate this book; I'm just bored. 100 pages in, the plot has remained a flat line, and I don't want more. According to the reviews, there's no twist, and it just dives deeper into child neglect, abuse, trauma, and food trauma. I don't need to read more of that!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse