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A review by phenixsnow
The Risk of Us by Rachel Howard
4.0
The narrator and her husband Sebastian in their 40s/50s feel compelled to pursue adoption... and its really really hard with spots of hope. What I liked about this was how raw it was in terms of what the foster parents were going through and I didn't know till the very end whether this new family would make it or would it end in tragedy or some combination. Unlike a lot of books with abused foster children, this one focuses a lot more on the emotional roller coaster the parents experienced and the sometimes difficult interactions with the army of well meaning people trying to help.
The point of view was-different. The narrator is a memoirist who has published her own life story almost up to this point. You almost get the sense that these are her notes for a second memoir,but addressed in turns to her husband and foster daughter.
The point of view was-different. The narrator is a memoirist who has published her own life story almost up to this point. You almost get the sense that these are her notes for a second memoir,but addressed in turns to her husband and foster daughter.