A review by sebby_reads
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

3.0

It all began with the fire that burned down the Richardson house. In fact, the youngest Richardson daughter burned the house down. Their already perfect lifestyle, except the occasional outburst of the youngest daughter, got slight changes when Mrs. Richardson rented out their another house to a single mother and the daughter—Mia and Pearl. The secrets from Mia’s past and Mrs. Richardson’s ways of finding information as a journalist, Pearl in between her close friendship with the second Richardson son and her crush on the eldest son. The story intertwined with the town’s latest event of who should be the rightful parent(s) of the baby left at the fire station: her own mother who abandoned her first when things are tough but wanted to get the baby back when she could managed things in her life? Or the couple who are in process of adopting the kid? Chapter by chapter, the writer takes us to the beginning of everything with colourful narration by various characters.

What a book to start the new year. I’ve been hearing about all the raving reviews of this book but I just haven’t picked it up yet. My Instagram booknerds convinced me to read it for 2019 and I finally started reading it on the new year day. A little over 300 pages, it was a very enjoyable read with an interesting storytelling. I picked up quickly after first few pages of the book. 3.5 stars out of 5, I’d rate. I’m glad this will be adapted to mini series with Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon. Looking forward to watching it soon.