amyh729 's review for:

We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

2.0

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I was really looking forward to this book set in 1986 with the launch of the Challenger in the background of the story. The book tells the story of three siblings: twins Bird and Fitch and their slightly older brother Cash. The book is told in multiple points of view from the three siblings, another thing I usually like in books. So why the two stars? Well, the parents are monsters, not actual monsters, which might have been kind of fun, just one dimensional "bad parents". I cannot stand that in books for children and for me it is a deal breaker for enjoying the story. The children are fully drawn, good and bad parts, so why can't the adults in the story be fully dimensional humans as well? It was hard for me to read this book. So, if you like slightly interesting sibling stories, want to relive the nightmare of the Challenger explosion and enjoy seeing parents portrayed one dimensionally, you might enjoy this book more than me.