Heart-wrenching and Lovely
3.5/5 stars
I was initially going to give this book 3/5 stars, but the ending was absolutely, heart-wrenchingly, lovely.
I spent about 70% of this book feeling detached and disengaged from both the story and our narrator. As such, I was absolutely shocked when I began sobbing in the final act of the book. And when I say sobbing, I'm not being dramatic--I was genuinely sobbing. As in, shoulders heaving, nose honking, puffy eyes, sobbing.
That I had this strong of a reaction speaks to Rebecca Serle's writing abilities. While I didn't necessarily connect with the story or with our protagonist, I absolutely adored Serle's writing style and think that, with the right story, I could see being a favorite author of mine.
I was initially going to give this book 3/5 stars, but the ending was absolutely, heart-wrenchingly, lovely.
I spent about 70% of this book feeling detached and disengaged from both the story and our narrator. As such, I was absolutely shocked when I began sobbing in the final act of the book. And when I say sobbing, I'm not being dramatic--I was genuinely sobbing. As in, shoulders heaving, nose honking, puffy eyes, sobbing.
That I had this strong of a reaction speaks to Rebecca Serle's writing abilities. While I didn't necessarily connect with the story or with our protagonist, I absolutely adored Serle's writing style and think that, with the right story, I could see being a favorite author of mine.