A review by ncamp214
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I am so disappointed in this book. I absolutely loved the beginning. I was pulled in right away, hoping to have a mystery/thriller about what happened to Adam Parson and how Eugene could save the day despite being non-verbal. The book slowly dissolved into a plot with a lot of threads that never seemed to connect. Mia, the narrator, is extremely unlikeable and untrustworthy. Her extra thoughts in the footnotes took me out of the story and were more often than not unrelated. I was really hoping for a big reveal or satisfying ended, but the author didn't give us that. It was ambiguous, which I *think* was the point? 

After reading the acknowledgements I was FLOORED that she choose to write a book about a debunked method of communication called FC. While I am not well researched in the Autism or non-speaking communities, from I have read, writing a book on this topic seems to be at best irresponsible.
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