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A review by traceyroberts
Things Don't Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I was invited to read and review the debut novel "Things Don't Break On Their Own" by Sarah Easter Collins. Thank you Penguin Random House UK for the ARC
This is a story of how a family is fractured by the disappearance of thirteen year old, Laika. The book opens at a dinner party with friends and family around the table. The conversation becomes fraught when the discussion turns to the fallibility of childhood memories. Then one guest makes a surprising revelation that forces Willa to rethink everything about her missing sister.
This is a slow burn story but definitely a page turner. It's cleverly plotted and told over multiple timelines and POVs. The characters are complex and very well drawn. When the reveals came they were unexpected and I certainly didn't see them coming. Overall I found this to be an original and compelling read.
This is a story of how a family is fractured by the disappearance of thirteen year old, Laika. The book opens at a dinner party with friends and family around the table. The conversation becomes fraught when the discussion turns to the fallibility of childhood memories. Then one guest makes a surprising revelation that forces Willa to rethink everything about her missing sister.
This is a slow burn story but definitely a page turner. It's cleverly plotted and told over multiple timelines and POVs. The characters are complex and very well drawn. When the reveals came they were unexpected and I certainly didn't see them coming. Overall I found this to be an original and compelling read.