A review by bigdaddyreads
Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway

5.0

Tragedy is rarely ever neat. It permeates those around and in the novel, Oliver is at the epicentre of it all. I found myself grappling with anger and sympathy throughout. I actually liked how it was a single narrator from Emmy's POV because you get to experience the tragedy in two-folds - one as the bystander of everyone's grief and two as Oliver's keeper. I really loved Emmy for her patience. To be around grief for most of her life and be treated like a fragile butterfly, she still has the patience and love to hold back any resentment towards her parents. Simply put, I enjoyed this book, it made me examine my own values and helped me understand how grey life can be. And thats why I read.