A review by egbella
The Gray Poet by Caitlin Miller

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

4.75

 What a powerful gut punch of a story - and in so few words! Miller has a beautiful writing voice and I was hooked from the start. I don't know how she was able to make me care so much about her characters in so short a time, but I couldn't stop reading, and although it wasn't a happy ending necessarily, it felt very real. Hard and heavy, but with a solid dose of hope. Such a beautiful little story about community and helping one another find the light in the darkness.

NOTE/Content: it features mentions of abuse and a (non-graphic) suicide attempt, so please be aware that if you're sensitive to these, it may be a tough read. If it helps, I do consider myself sensitive to these and was very hesitant when I realized where the story was going, but it was handled with enough tact and grace that I was fine.

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