A review by margaretpinard
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A present day narrator looking back on a particular moment in th eIrish contemporary milieu. Liked where it went, took a lot of twists to get there. Central decision point of the novel was a great knot of justice and emotion. MC comes off a bit whiny, but it's a bildungsroman and that's kind of the point. Gutted at the codependency descriptions. 😭
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