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A review by bookitallaway
The Truth Together by Kelly Rodgers
4.0
I think the author did a good job of balancing the seriousness and the light heartedness of her characters and the time they are in. I laughed and cried with and for the characters in this book and my heart strings were definitely plucked heavily.
What I loved:
--- Our MFC's, Effie and Fern, were absolute delights!
--- The storytelling was really well done and once it got going it kept pretty good momentum to the end.
--- Hope was a theme that was present throughout and kept popping up at various moments but it didn't make it seem superficial, it was done well.
--- I really liked how she exposed or explored the sanitariums during this time and how they were able to get away with horrific things because their patients were seen as less than.
What I did not love:
--- Transitions were roooooooooouggghhhh.
--- Too many times we were with one character then the next line we were with a different character in a different time or place than the previous one.
--- There were some characters that just didn't offer much to the plot, and I felt them to not be as well developed.
--- The strife presented for the time period, riots, KKK, racism, murders, etc, felt like it was through rose colored glasses. Or maybe more like we were viewing from afar rather than truly getting into the nitty gritty of it. I was expecting to feel a lot more than just a little sadness or discomfort.
--- The loose ends were tied up entirely too easily. I'm all for a happy ending, just one where it doesn't fit so perfectly. This was almost a too sugary sweet tie up.
Overall this was well done. If not for the poor transitions and choppy flow, I would have given this 5 stars. I think as far as historical fiction goes, this is a solid piece.
Plot: 4/5
Character Dev: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
What I loved:
--- Our MFC's, Effie and Fern, were absolute delights!
--- The storytelling was really well done and once it got going it kept pretty good momentum to the end.
--- Hope was a theme that was present throughout and kept popping up at various moments but it didn't make it seem superficial, it was done well.
--- I really liked how she exposed or explored the sanitariums during this time and how they were able to get away with horrific things because their patients were seen as less than.
What I did not love:
--- Transitions were roooooooooouggghhhh.
--- Too many times we were with one character then the next line we were with a different character in a different time or place than the previous one.
--- There were some characters that just didn't offer much to the plot, and I felt them to not be as well developed.
--- The strife presented for the time period, riots, KKK, racism, murders, etc, felt like it was through rose colored glasses. Or maybe more like we were viewing from afar rather than truly getting into the nitty gritty of it. I was expecting to feel a lot more than just a little sadness or discomfort.
--- The loose ends were tied up entirely too easily. I'm all for a happy ending, just one where it doesn't fit so perfectly. This was almost a too sugary sweet tie up.
Overall this was well done. If not for the poor transitions and choppy flow, I would have given this 5 stars. I think as far as historical fiction goes, this is a solid piece.
Plot: 4/5
Character Dev: 4/5
Overall: 4/5