Linda Reads's Reviews > Feral Maril & Her Little Brother Carol

Storytelling at its best! I was spellbound from page one. Ten stars.
I read a lot and enjoy most books that I read but this book had me entranced immediately and I do not get that feeling often, rarely actually. Most are entertaining but this book was on a level of superiority all by itself. I was literally spellbound from page one. I only put this book down when forced by circumstances. If you like heartwarming but tragic stories with as many uplifting moments as calamitous ones, please read this book. I loved Marilyn, Carol, Mrs. Chang, the Tuckers, the ethereal character “Tan Man” and a few others along the way. Is there a real “Tan Man” about whom Marilyn attributes so many good events in her life? That’s the thing about this story, while she has tremendously awful things happen to her, she has almost as many serendipitous ones that just fall in her lap at the most ideal time.
The blurb gives you a very basic synopsis of this phenomenal story which is told in six parts. Each one telling of a significant shift in her fortunes whether up or down. This is a perfect book for book clubs and as such the author provides thoughtful questions for conversation. On a scale of one to five, this book is a ten! I volunteered to read an ARC of it through BookSirens. Oh! Get a box of tissues too. Loved the cover…