Interesting concept but didn’t find this very intriguing unfortunately. Quick and easy read though. Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of thiInteresting concept but didn’t find this very intriguing unfortunately. Quick and easy read though. Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book! ...more
This was okay and not really what I expected but that was my fault. I don't have much to say except for thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy ofThis was okay and not really what I expected but that was my fault. I don't have much to say except for thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book!...more
I thought this would be magical realism/literary fiction but it was just literary fiction which is fine but literally our main character has blue skinI thought this would be magical realism/literary fiction but it was just literary fiction which is fine but literally our main character has blue skin. How is this not magical realism? Maybe i'm nitpicking here though. I expected more and did find myself a little bored. I think it was well written but the WAY it was written didn’t work for me, it felt very back and forth. I really liked the beginning though, it started off strong until I lost interest. I thought it would rip my heart out but it did nothing of the sort. Not a bad book at all but I just don’t think I was in the right mood for this unfortunately.
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Maddie is a 25 year old, living in London taking care of her father who has Parkinson’s disease. She never got the college experience or much life expMaddie is a 25 year old, living in London taking care of her father who has Parkinson’s disease. She never got the college experience or much life experience outside of her parents.
Her mother, who stays in Ghana for a year at a time, returns and tells Maddie to get her own apartment and live her life. She experiences love, heartbreak, friendship, and learns new lessons.
I really liked Maddie and I enjoyed watching her grow out of her shell. The novel itself was funny, but also manages to be sad and heart felt at the time. Some of it was also relatable and I could find myself in Maddie with what she went through.
Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book!
Three orphaned sisters are left to raise each other. The story follows their intense bond and how they are inseparable as they are all they have. NoreThree orphaned sisters are left to raise each other. The story follows their intense bond and how they are inseparable as they are all they have. Noreen, Aisha, and Kausar deal with their problems in their own way, struggling together but also on their own. It follows them as children and into adulthood - showing how everything has affected them. They went through so much abuse, neglect, loss, and sexual assault. It is told from Kausar’s perspective and we see how she navigates her feelings on gender, family, religion, and trying to find a place for herself in the world.
This novel’s lyrical prose was beautiful and I liked that it didn’t stick to one format as well. The story itself is heartbreaking and left me feeling empty at the end. I loved it but wish the ending had a little bit more to it. I do feel that Kausar’s story was unfinished and may stay up tonight thinking about her.
Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This comes out tomorrow and I'm so excited that I finished it just in time!
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