Thank you to Penguin Random House and BookishFirst for a copy of this book. Below is my honest opinion.
This story starts off strong as four young siblings meet a psychic who tells each of them the date of their deaths. These impressionable young people each handle the news differently. This story follows their lives and how the psychic's predictions shaped them and their relationships.
The story really begins in the 1970s as two of the siblings move across the country to San Francisco. Simon, a young gay man, finally begins to live freely. His sister Klara, always supportive of Simon, works to fulfill her dream of becoming a magician. Meanwhile, the less free-spirited Daniel and Varya struggle to understand why their younger siblings won't come home.
This book is about four people who are vastly different even though they're siblings. I liked some of the siblings better than others (Simon) but thought some of the events that happened in the lives of others (Daniel) seemed out of place. I had been anticipating this book quite a bit before starting it, and I believe I over-hyped it to myself. It was still a book to enjoy and get lost in but not one that I would read again.
This story starts off strong as four young siblings meet a psychic who tells each of them the date of their deaths. These impressionable young people each handle the news differently. This story follows their lives and how the psychic's predictions shaped them and their relationships.
The story really begins in the 1970s as two of the siblings move across the country to San Francisco. Simon, a young gay man, finally begins to live freely. His sister Klara, always supportive of Simon, works to fulfill her dream of becoming a magician. Meanwhile, the less free-spirited Daniel and Varya struggle to understand why their younger siblings won't come home.
This book is about four people who are vastly different even though they're siblings. I liked some of the siblings better than others (Simon) but thought some of the events that happened in the lives of others (Daniel) seemed out of place. I had been anticipating this book quite a bit before starting it, and I believe I over-hyped it to myself. It was still a book to enjoy and get lost in but not one that I would read again.