A review by saraanderson12
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

🎧The First Day of Spring, Nancy Tucker ⭐️⭐️💫 I feel the author did a great job of building the characters to where I felt I really understood them. Chrissy was a very neglected and disturbed little girl and against all odds, she turned out to be a good mother who loved her daughter deeply. Although Chrissy was really crappy to Linda, I loved the friendship and love they shared. I felt that the writing in Chrissy’s POV was at times inconsistent. In some aspects, her characters thoughts were extremely mature for an 8-year-old but in others she seemed to be a very immature 8-year-old. It just didn’t seem cohesive. The opening line of this book grabbed me but it really didn’t keep me hooked for long. I struggled to get through it because it just didn’t capture me. I didn’t feel I was waiting to find out what happened (other than if she killed again) because the two perspectives told most of the store really early on. I was ready to be done with it about half way through. 
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