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morethanmylupus 's review for:
Where They Last Saw Her
by Marcie R. Rendon
medium-paced
This was a harrowing one. I seek voices like Rendon's, and these are stories that need to be told, but it lost something in the storytelling style for me. The prose is choppy an d
Quill was, perhaps intentionally, hard to really like. I grew up in Minnesota, so it was fun to see references to some familiar places and events (like the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth). BUT that also made the story heavier and more real for me.
I think this would have been a 3.5 star book for me, but it lost me at the way such a heavy story felt tied up with a pretty bow like a movie.
A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
Quill was, perhaps intentionally, hard to really like. I grew up in Minnesota, so it was fun to see references to some familiar places and events (like the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth). BUT that also made the story heavier and more real for me.
I think this would have been a 3.5 star book for me, but it lost me at the way such a heavy story felt tied up with a pretty bow like a movie.
A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.