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A review by suzie_woo
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
emotional
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
this for me is one of those books where you don't know how you feel about it while you are reading it and you think eh it's okay, i kind of want it to be over, and then when you finish it, you take a breath and go, 'oh okay that was very beautiful and well done'.
i think i struggled with the main character too much to really love this book. although it's the point of the story, i just found her too frustrating and hard to sink into. the writing was also of course, perfectly lyrical, but at times it felt almost just too overdone?
the story, though, i liked a lot. i liked the coming of age side to it as well. it's a very realistic portrayal of girlhood and thought patterns.
and MARTIN oh MARTIN, at the end, when he found out and hugged her and was so gentle, a tear fell from my eye, i could not deal. i wanted to give him a hug.
i think i struggled with the main character too much to really love this book. although it's the point of the story, i just found her too frustrating and hard to sink into. the writing was also of course, perfectly lyrical, but at times it felt almost just too overdone?
the story, though, i liked a lot. i liked the coming of age side to it as well. it's a very realistic portrayal of girlhood and thought patterns.