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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2 stars because I finished it, but it’s not for me. I felt compelled to finish it- who knows why!? It was too sad and too long. I really didn’t like any of the characters. There were moments that made me tear up a bit because of (what I’m assuming is) historically accurate depictions of how veterans and veteran women were treated after coming home from Vietnam and all the fallout of the terrible atrocities they witnessed. The fact that not one, but two, of Frankie’s loves were presumed dead and were actually alive really had me rolling my eyes. I also hated that so much time in the second half was spent on Rye… would have been great if that part of the book didn’t exist. Like I get she had to “hit rock bottom” but don’t you think all the trauma she experienced (literally the entire book) was enough to get there? And then when Jamie showed up at the end… Come on…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Medical content, Grief, War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt
Minor: Car accident