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A review by tirwinreads17
56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
4.0
Initially I passed this up as a BOTM pick in July but after seeing bookstagram go crazy over it, I decided to pick it in August as an add-on and I am so glad I did.. in fact, I read it all within a few days of receiving my package!
As an American, the Irish geography and phrases took some getting used to and I had to often intuit what things meant or just push on without caring to know because it was of little importance.
This was definitely the only (first?!) book I’ve read that has embraced the reality of COVID-19 and lockdown and used it as part of a fictional story.
I thoroughly enjoyed the twist near the end, then yet another one even after that, which made me rethink everything I read and how I pictured it since the very first page. Overall though, it didn’t “wow” me enough for 5 ⭐️’s though.
As an American, the Irish geography and phrases took some getting used to and I had to often intuit what things meant or just push on without caring to know because it was of little importance.
This was definitely the only (first?!) book I’ve read that has embraced the reality of COVID-19 and lockdown and used it as part of a fictional story.
I thoroughly enjoyed the twist near the end, then yet another one even after that, which made me rethink everything I read and how I pictured it since the very first page. Overall though, it didn’t “wow” me enough for 5 ⭐️’s though.