A review by thespinystacks
Long Bright River by Liz Moore

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a hugely confronting story about addiction, and how it affects the people around an addict more so than that of the addict.  It’s a powerful story to tell, and I think this book did a great job of it.

Told in past and present timelines, you really feel for Mickey as she struggles through childhood and adolescence with a sister she loves dearly but worries for.

Hidden amongst the story of heartbreak within a family is a crime that Michaela is investigating and worried she may be linked to in more ways than one.

Sad and hopeful simultaneously.
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