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A review by lil_wavy_
The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
First completed book for March 🤗. This book really had me emotional for a bit even though I’m not a mom lmao. This book is written in two pov of the main characters in this book if you like those type of books. I honestly didn’t care for Midnight (one of the mc) in this story, he slowed my interest in the plot as I was reading this book 💀. This is a messy book, I can’t lie so if you really want a quick read that is messy, then this one will jump straight in to it ðŸ¤.
Quick brief: Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. He's eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain. She ends up telling her husband that she gave birth to a son when she was 17 years old in high school. She asks her grandmother what happened to her child after she gave birth and this leads up to her journey in the search for finding her son who lives in her hometown.
TW: racism, class, race, poverty, teenage pregnancy, adoption
Rate: 6/10
Quick brief: Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. He's eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain. She ends up telling her husband that she gave birth to a son when she was 17 years old in high school. She asks her grandmother what happened to her child after she gave birth and this leads up to her journey in the search for finding her son who lives in her hometown.
TW: racism, class, race, poverty, teenage pregnancy, adoption
Rate: 6/10