Farah G's Reviews > Feral Maril & Her Little Brother Carol

This was a delightful book about Marilyn (aka Maril), who is the devoted and determined carer for her special needs brother, named Carolyn (aka Carol) by their drug addicted single parent.

When their mother gets into trouble, the siblings are taken into foster care and separated. Despite the opportunities and challenges she faces as a result of this, Maril never loses site of her determination to be reunited with Carol.

This is a touching story about a highly intelligent teenage protagonist, and a coming of age story done beautifully. It is best gone into without too much information, but there will be few readers who remain unmoved by Maril's love and care for her brother. The book examines issues of family dynamics, found family and the foster care system. Well worth a read.

I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review