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jhbandcats's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
When we meet the family, fifteen years after these events, the sisters are estranged and the mom has Alzheimer’s. One sister studies aliens and the other, scornful, is a therapist who also takes care of Mom.
There’s strong character development showing the years of anger and resentment that has built up, and which explodes when Jakob suddenly appears. Is he a wastrel back from a drug-fueled trip around the world or a soldier who’s been fighting to save the universe from aliens? We see the frustration and anguish of the sisters as they come to deal with past ideas of one another juxtaposed with the current reality.
The trauma can never be fixed, but at least talking about it is a step towards a life of understanding and compassion. Ultimately hopeful, this funny and painful story is a delight.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
traa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dementia and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Car accident
iguanasarespicy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Addiction and War
Minor: Infidelity
pnwreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death of parent and War
ladydamonayde's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Dementia and Death of parent
northernzephyr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Grief
netthauser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
jazhandz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Dementia and Death of parent
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Infidelity and War
astronut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
stayshomeandreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Graphic: Dementia