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A review by bethreadsandnaps
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker
4.5
4.5 ⭐️
Despite its cheery-sounding title, this novel is about a very tough subject (a child as a murderer) that will likely dissuade many readers.
Chrissie has a tough situation growing up, and she decides to kill a small child. Half of this story takes place after she kills Steven, and half takes place many years later when she’s out of jail and has a small girl herself.
I think this novel would prompt an interesting book club discussion. Even in myself, it makes me think about if there could have been a confluence of factors that could have happened where I might have committed this heinous crime.
The violence is mostly off the page, but it’s still a tough read.
I did take this in on audio, and - while I thought the story was exceptional - the narration was not. I found the narrator too shrill for my taste. However, I didn’t take of the rating away for that.
Despite its cheery-sounding title, this novel is about a very tough subject (a child as a murderer) that will likely dissuade many readers.
Chrissie has a tough situation growing up, and she decides to kill a small child. Half of this story takes place after she kills Steven, and half takes place many years later when she’s out of jail and has a small girl herself.
I think this novel would prompt an interesting book club discussion. Even in myself, it makes me think about if there could have been a confluence of factors that could have happened where I might have committed this heinous crime.
The violence is mostly off the page, but it’s still a tough read.
I did take this in on audio, and - while I thought the story was exceptional - the narration was not. I found the narrator too shrill for my taste. However, I didn’t take of the rating away for that.