A review by rachhathaway
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of my new favorites. If you didn’t know it was an homage to Little Women, you would never know. Knowing that makes you treasure the story even more. I loved how the Padavano sister’s personalities meshed with a variety of the March sister’s. It was a challenge deciding who was who, which kept my intrigue. The story was rich with dramatic life changes, but each change felt very normal, and real. Some other things I appreciated were involving unlikable characters, the use of time, and that the story remained in third person, despite the change in character which is really rare, and gave great insight. I thought about this book when I wasn’t reading it, which is always my make of a good novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Grief, Pregnancy

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