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Book Review: The Last Thing He Told Me
“The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave is a thriller about something we all do to some extent: there is something in our life that we aren’t completely honest about. But what if that was not being honest about your entire past?
Hannah, a divorced woodturner (!) based in New York is instantly attracted to someone who comes into her shop one day. Owen sweeps her away to a houseboat in Sausalito, California as his wife where she is also enlisted to be the new parent to his teenage daughter Bailey. We learn that Owen’s ex has passed away which is only part of the angst that grows inside Bailey towards this new figure in her life.
Both of their lives are changed forever when Hannah answers the door and receives a note in Owen’s handwriting saying simply “protect her”. As hours pass, Hannah finds out that the tech company that Owen works for has been raided and the top guy has been arrested with more arrests imminent. It’s apparent now that her husband is on the run since he is high up in the company and is seemingly part of this crime. This is also brought home by Owen leaving his family a large amount of cash in a bag.
As a curious and concerned Hannah digs deeper, though, Owen’s past begins to appear to be a work of fiction. Little discoveries here and there push Hannah to take Bailey on a trip to Austin to try and uncover the truth and help her understand who she married and how it may involve Bailey….all while the US Marshals office and FBI keep close tabs.
This type of novel always makes it difficult to talk about without giving too much away, so I’ll stop here. Dave has taken an oft-used concept and given it a new twist, to a great result. My one beef, and it’s a big one to me, is the reveal to his past comes from out of nowhere and fairly quickly. Dave does an outstanding job methodically laying out the story to start the novel and keeps the reader engaged. Even the tension between Hannah and Bailey is palpable in a way that many writers would have glossed over, which makes the reveal (which is a good one) so disappointingly rushed. From that point on you feel you know what is going to happen and to some degree Dave’s writing becomes cookie-cutter.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
#laura dave#thriller#book review#simon & schuster#netgalley#woodturner#sauselito#austin#family#on the run
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Book Review: Six Weeks To Live
“Six Weeks To Live” by Catherine McKenzie is a thriller wrapped in a mystery surrounding the last six weeks of the life of a divorced mother of triplets who is convinced her husband may have poisoned her, causing her cancer diagnosis.
Jennifer, the mother, has started divorce proceedings and has taken a new lover now that the triplets are adults and one of them has given birth to twin boys. Life seems to be turning a good corner when she is blindsided by her diagnosis of six weeks to live, which spans the length of the novel. McKenzie does a stellar job detailing the ongoing frailty of Jennifer’s body & mind, showcasing how one might lose sense of reason as you stare down a death sentence. Her daughters, even though triplets, couldn’t be more different with respect to personality and, indeed, love for their mother. This becomes painfully apparent as the story marches on and contributes to Jennifer’s self-certainty that someone has poisoned her, resulting in the family even creating a police style suspect board to trace all the facts.
If you cracked open this book without reading any background, you’d spend the first quarter thinking it was a lovely family story about the struggles cancer brings to (too many) households, but then the twists start, and they never let you go. You genuinely believe and side with her that the husband had a hand, but little morsels are revealed in such a tantalising way that doubt creeps in….for both Jennifer and the reader.
This book is a challenger for the surprise of the summer. A quick read but one that will keep you hooked and want your friends to read so you can have a discussion.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: I Am A Girl From Africa
“I Am A Girl From Africa” is a memoir by Elizabeth Nyamayaro, the brain and inspiration behind HeForShe, a movement for gender equality put forth by the United Nations.
This book sheds light on the mission Nyamayaro has taken on from such a young age growing up in Zimbabwe, given by her mother to her grandmother in such a state that the nurse initially refused to offer treatment given she thought Elizabeth was dead. Her grandmother nurses her back to health and begins to instill the wonderful gift of understanding life and how to find satisfaction by helping others. While still young, Nyamayaro finds herself starving while her grandmother is away from the village and she is assisted by a Unicef member. She admires this angels blue dress and vows to grow up to be just like her.
Nyamayaro’s formative years are during the AIDS/HIV crisis and her aunt is spearheading care and support for sufferers in the community. Nyamayaro assists her and learns at her feet the skill of connecting with others who are struggling. This service eventually gets her foot in the door at the UN where she assists with a program focussed on the crisis in Africa. She becomes a shining star and then heads up a near impossible task of gender equality around the world, taking the route of not blaming men, but having them join women to lift them up.
I could write a paper on what I’ve learned from this book. It is outstanding, inspirational, thought provoking….it is everything. She does a great job of using flashbacks to show how her past has influenced her present and in doing so, millions of women around the world.
One of the best books of the year.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: Mirrorland
“Mirrorland” by Carole Johnstone is a psychological thriller that lays out the upbringing of identical twin sisters in Scotland.
Catriona has just returned to her birthplace from her new life, 12 years in LA, upon the disappearance of her identical twin Ellise who has gone missing while sailing alone. In an odd move, Ellise and her husband have purchased her childhood home to live in, so as Catriona stays there she is confronted by memories, both good and bad. Growing up, her grandfather (who lived with them) was a sailor so the young girls pretended that their basement was a pirate ship as a form of playful escape with their neighbour and other family members. These early years are brought to the forefront via emails that Cat starts receiving soon upon her arrival from a mysterious sender. These clues turn into somewhat of a treasure map, leading Cat to different areas of the house to conjure up memories to help her piece together what has happened. Along the way we learn that Shawshank Redemption was a popular piece of material between the daughters and their mother, so Cat falls back on that knowledge to assist her search for the truth.
This is Johnstone’s first novel and it feels it. We are told Cat’s life has been split into two periods: her upbringing until the death of her mother & grandfather and her second life from that point on. Unfortunately, Johnstone muddles these two together in the telling of the story frequently jumping back in forth with no separation within the chapter. Yes, at the end, it becomes clearer but while reading it cold, it’s a muddled mess that doesn’t make logical sense. A huge shame given the plot is actually quite unique and, dare I say, fun…if handled better. Johnstone leaves me with the feeling she overthought her debut to a point where it fell unto itself, just like the wreckage of a pirate ship.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
#thriller#psychological#twins#family#sisters#scotland#pirates#sailors#book review#netgalley#simon & schuster
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Book Review: The Last Thing To Burn
“The Last Thing To Burn” by Will Dean is a thriller following the struggle of a woman being subjected to the whims of a British farmer.
Thanh Dao was brought to England with her sister on promises of a better life and being able to better support their family back home. While at first they worked side by side for a little bit of pay, they were split up and Thanh started to live with and, frankly, serve Lenn. Over the course of seven years, Thanh was never allowed to leave the house and had to always be at the beck and call of Lenn, cooking every meal and cleaning always being held up to his mothers standards of both. Upon arrival to his home, Thanh had 17 personal possessions like her passport, family photos, letters and every time she misstepped, Lenn would burn one of them. As those possessions dwindled, she becomes pregnant which is a surprise to both. This provides her something else to hold on to but it doesn’t take long for her to see that Lenn will use their own daughter as a bargaining chip.
Soon after the birth, Thanh discovers that someone is being held in their basement. This discovery pushes her to try and escape this home and her new life for the sake of her baby and this stranger. We follow in great detail the build up to the attempt in a very fast paced and page turning style of writing.
Let me be clear on one thing: this book is beautifully written. Every major twist is put forth in a way that it brings you in and shows you around the scene. In particular, the birth of the baby is a standout that will stick with me for a long time, but also the detail shown in how Lenn treats her, even calling her by an English name, is stellar.
This book will bubble under in popularity, but it shouldn’t. It’s fantastic and deserves great praise and hungry eyes.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: Falling
“Falling”by T.J. Newman is a thriller about a pilot faced with a unique decision: crash the plane he is flying or have his family killed.
Bill is a long serving airline pilot who has picked up a flight when asked by his superior last minute. This will force him to miss his sons first baseball game of the season, therefore causing a rift between he and his wife Carrie. Fortunately as he is leaving, there is a repairman in their house so not much is said but even as he is at the airport ready to depart pangs of guilt hit at him. Not long after take off, chaos ensues. He finally hears from his wife but he soon sees that she and his children are being held hostage and he is given the choice to watch them die or to crash the plane full of passengers. From that point on, we are taken through a maze of decisions being made by both people on the ground (FBI, air traffic controllers, his family, even the President) and in the air (passengers, flight crew, the Air Force), The strength of the everyday pilot is on full display here, wrestling with an impossible decision.
This is Newman’s first novel and, as a former flight attendant, is written from within her wheelhouse. The premise is unique and, importantly, very believable. Alternating between the fight in the air to the one on the ground keeps the reader hungry and absolutely turns this into a page-turner. Parts do come off a bit too “AMERICA!!!!” for me, summoning something akin to a Tom Cruise over the top movie. Once the reason for the incident is revealed, in a strange way it’s touching and Newman writes about it eloquently, especially in the closing chapter, which contrasts so much with the heroic text but also whets your appetite for Newman’s next book.
An incredibly impressive debut that I think will be on the bestseller list all summer.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: The Girls Are All So Nice Here
“The Girls Are All So Nice Here” is a thriller by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, focussing on the suspected suicide of a college student 10 years ago.
When Ambrosia first arrived at school she was enrolled in acting and was aching to fit in socially. She had just been subjected to being cheated on by her high school boyfriend and was dead set on putting that behind her. Soon after meeting her roommate Flora and deeming her bit too wallflower-y, she sets her eyes on Sully, the type of student that rules every room and party she is invited to, Ambrosia spends the next year trying her best to ingratiate herself to Sully, allowing herself to try drugs for the first time and sleeping with many of the schools men. Anything to remain at the side of Sully, including pushing fellow female students and her own roommate to the edge mentally.
Flynn lays her chapters out in a Then and Now format, alternating between the two, with Then being the raucous school days and now being made up of a school reunion that promises to unearth some answers to a suicide that rocked Ambrosia’s dorm. The book is a definite mix of Mean Girls and I Know What You Did Last Summer and doesn’t try and hide it.
While I found the story to be good, I did wonder if it was a bit too much for today’s society in which bullying is a fear for many now more than ever. While I found the slow burn used to reveal details attractive, it also laid out in vivid detail the concept of self harm and how to coax someone to do it. I’d hate to think what it might prompt someone to do if opened in the wrong hands.
A satisfying read, but the basis is one that is approaching getting tired. Students are mean to each other and you’ve been seen doing something evil. We get it.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: The Other Black Girl
The Other Black Girl is a novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, who has made it difficult to attach a genre to her debut work. Thriller…science fiction…mystery…society criticism…
Nella is an assistant in the office of a book publisher. She finds herself struggling being the only Black person with a desk job there and is enthused when she sees another Black woman come in for an interview and is further buoyed when she is hired. As luck would have it, she is also an assistant and takes over a desk right across from Nella. Hazel, the new hire, relies on Nella to show her the ropes but soon appears to become the favourite, both in the eyes of Nella’s boss and the rest of the office. Opinions go further sideways when Nella outwardly criticizes the new work of the companies most popular author, calling into question the insertion and background of the sole Black character. Nella is then the recipient of a few handwritten notes suggesting she leave the company immediately. She discusses this with her best friend and decides to do some digging to find out who wants her out and why.
The novel draws on many current issues in society: interracial marriage, the struggle minorities face in the workplace & the advancement there-in, how one needs to suppress their true feelings to adjust to societal norms, and even black hair.
I rather enjoyed the behind the scenes look into the publishing world and being briefly exposed to what goes into the books we hold. I know I’m supposed to love this book as it’s being dubbed as the book of the summer and is compared in story to Get Out. However, I found the telling of the story too disjointed. There is not a suitable layer of background as the narration flips between parties from chapter to chapter. It presents itself as murky from the jump. The reveal at the end is presented well and is a great read but it left me wondering if Harris didn’t start with the reveal and work back. If so, her editor should have helped more than Nella ever did,
If you have a few days and a clear head to follow a muddled story, pick this up. If not, wait for the inevitable film.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: A Dark and Secret Place
A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams is a suspenseful thriller that forces us to question what we really know, or should believe, about our family.
Heather is fresh out of her job as a journalist when her mom kills herself, leaving behind a cryptic suicide note and many unanswered questions as to why she would jump to her death when she appeared so content. Heather is faced with dealing with arrangements and getting her mothers home set away, so she decides to stay at the house while doing so. This decision leads to numerous odd happenings ranging from the “it must be nothing” sights of figures in the dark outside to returning home to the locked house to find various items mysteriously appearing. Friends of her mom continue to show up with food and friends of Heather start showing concern for her mental health.
Falling back on her journalism background, she starts investigating pictures and letters she finds in her mothers attic that lead her to a serial killer currently locked up in prison. All the while, murders that appear to show similar styles to his are currently happening, so police use Heather to see if the incarcerated man will give up any useful information to catch the killer.
All things end up pointing to a hippy commune that has a mysterious background and houses a group of characters straight out of a devilish mind. Heather enlists the help of a friend and heads there hoping to find answers as to why her mom committed suicide and the connection between her and this killer.
Williams has treated us to a fabulous ride. Flashbacks to horrific crimes nestle well with present day mysteries. The characters are laid out well and allow for many twists and revelations. While some list this novel as horror, I still stick it in the thriller genre. Yes there are some gruesome details and one particular jump-scare chapter, but I felt more than comfortable reading it and I’m far from a horror lover.
A fantastic quick read and one I can envision working well with book clubs or a catch-up over tea with a friend,
Many thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: Downfall
Downfall by Robert Rotenberg is the fictional account of the search for a serial killer that is murdering the homeless in Toronto against the backdrop of a local golf course.
Rotenberg supplies us with quite a few characters, all of whom with differing backgrounds but many of whom are connected. One of my favourite sphere features a daughter who is a live-to-air on-scene television reporter that has a police detective for a father (who is in fact working this case) and a new boyfriend that heads up anti-police protests on behalf of the homeless. Talk about a tough spot!
I love a good whodunnit, and especially one based in my hometown that brings with it a viable ripped from the headlines feel. I think we all enjoy consuming media that vividly describes our town and Rotenberg does that well. Even the description of how the live to air shots are set up and presented pulls us in and prompts us to envision it happening on our local news channel.
I did find the beginning chapters to be a bit clunky and spinning wheels in the mud. It’s always difficult to introduce a lot of characters right out of the box and I feel this could have been streamlined a bit, but the great detail taken, in retrospect, had me completely surprised by the reveal. I pride myself on saying “I knew it” but this time I felt my jaw drop. The meticulous way it was explained is something all thriller/mystery writers should study.
This made for a good spring read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: The Bounty
“The Bounty” by Janet Evanovich is the newest addition to her Kate O’Hare and Nick Fox series. For those of you (like me) who are/were unaware of this series, O’Hare is an FBI agent who is paired with the handsome ex-con Fox both professionally and personally.
The bounty is bars of gold that are hidden treasure from Nazi Germany. In order to try and locate one of the biggest treasures in the world, our couple must traverse different locations across Europe while enlisting the help of their respective fathers, a German Literature scholar and pieces of the treasure “map” that are hidden in various tourist spots. In order to start their trek, they must retrieve a small piece of paper from the very top of the Eiffel Tower, during which they encounter a group of individuals who are looking for the very same treasure but for far more personal gain.
Full disclosure that I am a fan of thrillers, That said, I rarely wish a book would become a movie as I’m reading it, but The Bounty had me doing just that. I think the casting would be intriguing, the stunts eyeopening and in particular the last few stops along the search mindblowing to see.
Evanovich sprinkles in just the right amount of humour to season the plot, and the pace in which she writes makes for a perfect weekend read. Highly recommend you pick this up.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review,
#the bounty#book review#janet evanovich#gold bars#thriller#nazi germany#hidden treasure#simon & schuster#netgalley
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Book Review: The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton is the fictional account of a 70s rock duo from their “bubbling under” success to their reunion decades later at a festival 20,000 strong.
If ever there would be a physically-mismatched duo, this would be the definition. Opal is a Black woman from Detroit from a religious family who starts losing some of her hair when she is young. This prompts her to shave her head and embrace her fierce side, resurrecting an activist vibe. Her musical partner Nev is a white redhead from England who makes his way to New York to try and jumpstart his musical desires.
Nev starts off as a solo artist but comes across Opal singing in a small club. Thrown together by a record label, they start to garner some traction and are booked to play a showcase event. The headliner for the event are some redneck boys who enjoy the accompaniment of a confederate flag which is something that provokes Opal & Nev no end and the showcase becomes the tipping point for events that change their lives.
Walton has written this novel in the form of a book being written about the bands trials and tribulations. The book is to be an accompaniment to a reunion tour and features interviews and notes that make up the book. So while it doesn’t read as a “normal” novel, it doesn’t leave you quizzically wondering where the plot is.
That said, I did find it a bit of a slough. It’s a powerful message, one that resonates in our times, but I felt the middle of the story drags on a bit much. It didn’t pull me back in once I put it down, something that I was surprised by. Being a big music fan, I so looked forward to this, but, pardon the pun, it fell a bit flat.
Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for providing a copy for review.
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Book Review: Lucky
Lucky by Marissa Stapley follows the tumultuous life of a female grifter coming to terms with those around her and also her own history of lies and hurt caused by them.
Lucky, a name which is both sarcastic and apt at different stages of her story, had her life start by being left at the steps of a church in New York. She was claimed on those steps by a man who would train her in the art of the grift, seeing them travel all over America taking people for their money and their goods. Nobody was safe from their cunning ways, not even when her or her father found themselves attached to their marks emotionally. As Lucky entered into adolescence she found herself falling for someone who turns out to be in the same line of “work” which serves as both an attraction and an aversion for Lucky.
Along the way at a small town gas station, Lucky decides to buy a lottery ticket in the mega draw worth $390million which she comes to find out a few weeks later is the actual winning ticket. This forces her to make a big decision: come forward and claim the winnings, risking her being caught for all the scams she has run and being thrown in prison or come up with a way to claim it in some other fashion.
It would have been quite simple for Stapley to centralize her novel on the one story line and make it all about cashing in the ticket, but she takes us on a fantastic journey with each chapter telling the present day story and then flashing back to Lucky’s earlier life. This is accompanied by very strong and well defined characters with twists and turns and interconnections that turn this novel into the proverbial page turner.
A quick spring read that is definitely worth picking up.
With thanks to Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review via NetGalley.
#lucky#book review#las vegas#america#new york#grifters#lottery#family#netgalley#simon & schuster#marissa stapley
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Book Review: The Hard Crowd
The Hard Crowd by Rachel Kushner, author of the highly popular “The Flamethrowers” is a collection of her essays penned from 2000-2020,
Bookended by writing detailing her experiences in a motorcycle rally that sees her taken out as she swerves to avoid a race mate and a deep look at her growing up in San Francisco via memories supplied to her while watching a YouTube video originally filmed in 1966, Kushner writes about not only her own life experiences but different forms of art.
One particular standout is her essay featuring old cars. The in depth detail transported me to my youth as well, remembering my fathers love & passion for vintage vehicles. Also a standout was her writing around her job at nightclubs and concert venues touched by the wonderful Bill Graham. The personal recollections of the goings-on of famous rock n rollers never gets tired.
I will say that Kushners deep dive into books & film trudged along for me, but mainly given I hadn’t read or been exposed to those works prior to this book. Admittedly, reading her work hasn’t made me WANT to, but this is such a personal view that I wouldn’t suggest most people to skip this book.
Overall, I enjoyed the collection. Not often will you read someone pulling the sad crashing of the Costa Concordia in with a harkening back of the tv series The Love Boat, but Kushner does so. In this Covid age, this collection will whisk you away in so many different directions you feel like you’ve finally escaped your four walls.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
#book review#the hard crowd#rachel kushner#simon & schuster#netgalley#san francisco#bill graham#bill graham presents#essays#costa concordia#the love boat
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Book Review: Bootleg Stardust
Bootleg Stardust by Glenn Dixon follows the incredible rise to fame of a guitar player from Calgary in the early 70s.
Levi travels to Abbey Road studios after he submits a demo tape and finds himself embarking on a road that sees him first backing up a lead guitarist for a rock band just on the rise and then becoming the lead and budding songwriter in the recording studio and on stage in a short European tour. Given the fact that we are in the 70s, bell bottoms, drug use and alcohol consumed by the bottle is prevalent and it must be said that Dixon does a fantastic job of transporting us to that moment in rock history. Jim Morrison references, a Keith Richards sighting, etc all lend a hand.
Going in, I was hoping for a glimpse behind the curtain and I did get that but only in a romanticized way. The novel reads like one of those schlocky television movies that is one part silly fun and one part completely dismissible. Almost every single turn you can see coming and many times you read something and just challenge yourself to believe it. For example, our main character driving a bus in a place he has never been with no help but also no issues. I enjoy escapism but ensure the rest of your book follows that vision.
At the very best I might suggest this as a beach read but beyond that, if you are looking for a novel that allows you some thrills behind the scenes in the music industry, this isn’t it.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
#book review#book#glenn dixon#calgary#jim morrison#rolling stones#concerts#recording studio#rocknroll#70s
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Book Review: Good Eggs
Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman is quite simply lovely. Centred around a Dublin family that features a shoplifting matriarch, a father that cheats with his daughters schools secretary, and a wife that is constantly on the road as the family breadwinner, this book provides a humourous and touching glimpse into the struggles of family.
The pace and set up of the book is perfection. The first half does a deep dive into each character and how they play off one another, with the second half turning into a Thelma & Louise style thriller. Along the way we are treated to characters that jump off the page and sear into your memory while whisking you away to similar people in your own life. The needy mother, the out of control teenager, the suspecting wife, the father with the eye for younger women, the whining younger children, the inevitable need for a break….the international story of family life itself.
This is one of those novels where you’ll find yourself laughing and also shaking your head. It will play stronger to those with a UK background given some of the slang but it certainly shouldn’t scare any reader off that is looking to escape reality with a little bit of…reality, just at someone elses expense for once.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review,
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Book Review: Infinite Country
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel is a novel full of landscape and love.
The story centres on Talia, the youngest daughter in a family pulled apart by distance and immigration. She has escaped a “school” run by nuns in her native Colombia, hoping to make the journey back to her father who has been deported from America, leaving behind his wife and other children. His wife takes odd jobs, suffers through a rape, constant moves and yet still is able to send money back to support her mother & husband. The narrative runs between current and past and is full of lovely imagery, the constant reminder that love is a strong glue, and hope can be a magnet if believed in strongly by all parties.
I am very appreciative of how Engel mixes in the many many tragedies in the US (school shootings, racial unrest, etc) and challenges the reader to wonder why the US is a place anyone would want to escape to, even asking if it is any better than Colombia. While trivial, what I didn’t like was the sprinkling of Spanish phrases throughout the novel. Yes, it presented as adding authenticity but as someone not fluent in the language, it made me pause and took away from the lavishness of the novel…which admittedly might be the point.
This book is short and quite simply gorgeous in a story full of hurt and longing. Well worth your investment.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a copy for review.
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