A review by curatoriallyyours
Echolalia by Briohny Doyle

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was a hard book to get into at first, as we spend time in the head of Emma, mother of three, who is having a very rough time with her mental health and her life circumstances. After a few chapters, we switch narrators and from then on I did not want to put the book down. Essentially, we know from the beginning of the book that baby Robbie is left outside and he dies. The circumstances that lead up to this event are revealed slowly throughout almost the whole book. Briohny Doyle’s writing is impeccable.