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rachhathaway 's review for:
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:
Complicated
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Grief, Pregnancy
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