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A review by pink_alex
Home Again by Kristin Hannah
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Lina grew up with a single mother - Madelaine Hillyard, who walked her way through medical school while being a teenage mom. Now she is a cardiologist. Lina doesn’t know who her father is because her mother never told her. When she turns 16 all she wants is to know who he is and she rebells, goes of the rails.
The only person who can rain her in - until he can’t - is priest Francis. A close friend of her mother‘s who has stepped in whenever he was needed.
And then there is Madelaine‘s first love - movie star Angel DeMarcos, who is also Francis‘ brother. He became Hollywood’s bad boy. She hasn’t seen him in 16 years … since he left her behind - pregnant and alone. All of a sudden he turns up at her hospital in mayor trouble and in dire need of help.
The relationship between these 4 characters unravels. They have to face the past but also overcome mayor obstacles.
This is my least favorite Kristin Hannah book so far. It’s not that I didn’t like the characters - they had lots of depth. I just couldn’t relate to the storyline. It was to far fetched for my taste. The writing itself is still good and touches a lot of things and still …
The only person who can rain her in - until he can’t - is priest Francis. A close friend of her mother‘s who has stepped in whenever he was needed.
And then there is Madelaine‘s first love - movie star Angel DeMarcos, who is also Francis‘ brother. He became Hollywood’s bad boy. She hasn’t seen him in 16 years … since he left her behind - pregnant and alone. All of a sudden he turns up at her hospital in mayor trouble and in dire need of help.
The relationship between these 4 characters unravels. They have to face the past but also overcome mayor obstacles.
This is my least favorite Kristin Hannah book so far. It’s not that I didn’t like the characters - they had lots of depth. I just couldn’t relate to the storyline. It was to far fetched for my taste. The writing itself is still good and touches a lot of things and still …