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A review by jessies
Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
NetGalley ARC
3.5 stars
Dios and Florida are both serving time in an Arizona prison when they are released early due to COVID. Florida wants to forget prison and return to her privileged life as Florence Baum. Dios wants to force Florida to acknowledge the darkness inside her. As Florida flees to Los Angeles Dios follows her, leaving a trail of blood in her wake.
This was such an interesting book. It is told in four perspectives: Dios, Florida, the detective chasing them and Florida's old cellmate. Florida and Dois's lives prior to prison are mere sketch, what's important is who they are now. Florida desperately runs around Los Angels in a desperate escape from Dios. The confrontation at the end is perfect.
What I really enjoyed about this book is the depiction of early Pandemic period. Los Angeles in April 2020 seen as a wasteland. Highways are empty, tent cities pop up from nowhere. It captures the strangeness of the time.
3.5 stars
Dios and Florida are both serving time in an Arizona prison when they are released early due to COVID. Florida wants to forget prison and return to her privileged life as Florence Baum. Dios wants to force Florida to acknowledge the darkness inside her. As Florida flees to Los Angeles Dios follows her, leaving a trail of blood in her wake.
This was such an interesting book. It is told in four perspectives: Dios, Florida, the detective chasing them and Florida's old cellmate. Florida and Dois's lives prior to prison are mere sketch, what's important is who they are now. Florida desperately runs around Los Angels in a desperate escape from Dios. The confrontation at the end is perfect.
What I really enjoyed about this book is the depiction of early Pandemic period. Los Angeles in April 2020 seen as a wasteland. Highways are empty, tent cities pop up from nowhere. It captures the strangeness of the time.