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A review by littlemissdnf
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
5.0
We Could Be Rats was a rollercoaster of emotions. Emily Austin has written a beautiful story about sisterhood, friendship, and the desperation of making your way through a world that is often too hard.
I will admit that I was not 100% sold for the first section of this book. That isn't to say that I didn't like it, because I was enjoying myself, but I had just finished The Wedding People, another spectacular story with themes of self-harm. I found myself comparing the two despite the myriad differences between them. To no fault of the story, I found it distracting. Then everything changed.
Austin's brilliant use of narrative structure in the second half took my breath away. It caused such an emotional shift in my reading experience that I was stunned by the tears flowing from my eyes. This book gave me so much hope. Excuse me while I read Austin's entire backlist.
Candace Thaxton's narration was fantastic. I highly recommend the audio.
Thank you to Simon and Schuster for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I will admit that I was not 100% sold for the first section of this book. That isn't to say that I didn't like it, because I was enjoying myself, but I had just finished The Wedding People, another spectacular story with themes of self-harm. I found myself comparing the two despite the myriad differences between them. To no fault of the story, I found it distracting. Then everything changed.
Austin's brilliant use of narrative structure in the second half took my breath away. It caused such an emotional shift in my reading experience that I was stunned by the tears flowing from my eyes. This book gave me so much hope. Excuse me while I read Austin's entire backlist.
Candace Thaxton's narration was fantastic. I highly recommend the audio.
Thank you to Simon and Schuster for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm