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emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Other Half of Augusta Hope follows Augusta from her childhood to her adult years, alongside her best friend and twin sister Julia.
We also follow chapters told from Parfait and whilst the two stories remain completely separate for most of the book, it is clear that they will join up together at some point.
Firstly, Joanna Glen's writing is absolutely beautiful. It is one of the main things I loved about All My Mothers when I read this last year.
Unfortunately I did not connect with the story as much as I would have liked. It was very slow paced and I did not like Augusta's character, which meant a book told mostly from her perspective was quite difficult to get on board with.
I was intrigued to where the story of both main characters was headed so I did read on but sadly I just felt a bit disconnected the entire time.
I also was not aware of some of the triggers for this book (listed below) and if I would have been aware, I would not have picked this up at the moment so it could simply be a case of right book wrong time.
Trigger warnings (some of which may be considered spoilers): Stillbirth/suicide/death of a sibling/drowning
We also follow chapters told from Parfait and whilst the two stories remain completely separate for most of the book, it is clear that they will join up together at some point.
Firstly, Joanna Glen's writing is absolutely beautiful. It is one of the main things I loved about All My Mothers when I read this last year.
Unfortunately I did not connect with the story as much as I would have liked. It was very slow paced and I did not like Augusta's character, which meant a book told mostly from her perspective was quite difficult to get on board with.
I was intrigued to where the story of both main characters was headed so I did read on but sadly I just felt a bit disconnected the entire time.
I also was not aware of some of the triggers for this book (listed below) and if I would have been aware, I would not have picked this up at the moment so it could simply be a case of right book wrong time.
Trigger warnings (some of which may be considered spoilers): Stillbirth/suicide/death of a sibling/drowning
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Miscarriage
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