pages_and_cacti 's review for:

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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White Oleander by Janet Fitch

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Synopsis: Astrid is the only child of her single mom, Ingrid. Ingrid is a poet and and uses her beauty to entice, seduce and manipulate men. When she falls hard for Barry and is later rejected, Ingrid kills him and is sent to prison, leaving Astrid in the hands of the foster system. She must learn how to survive and even thrive. Each new home presents its challenges and rules. 

My Thoughts: This was a story of love, hope, beauty, disappointment, survival, finding one’s self and so many other things all wrapped up in amazingly between two covers.  This book recommended to me and it certainly lived up to the suggestion.