A review by smuttymcbookface
Without Words by Ellen O'Connell

adventurous medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I loved these two. Bret and Hattie were practical and adorable. The way Bret was immediately making sure Hattie was treated with respect, despite her background, had you rooting for them from the outset. Hattie was wonderfully strong, yet maintained her sweetness in spite of all the nastiness around her. Their adventures together were an absolute blast to read.

My main gripes with the story were:
- you knew as soon as a character was described in any way as fat, that they were gonna be cruel. Real icky.
- the final conflict was so late coming, and I didn't enjoy how severe it was
- the sentence structure was sometimes a little clunky to read
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