A review by katiecakes91
The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 You will need a box of Kleenex for this read. A whole entire box. While hard to read at times (reasons for the tissues), it was a beautifully told story. The occasional themes of unconditional love are enough to push past the atrocities our main characters have to go through. 

I have a little bit of beef with the main character not really standing up for herself, and when she chooses to it's at the worst time and she doesn't think of how everyone else will be affected. Trying to express my thoughts with no spoilers and it's coming out vague 😅.