A review by serendipitysbooks
A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

 A Quiet Life is an uplifting, warm-hearted hug of a book emphasising the importance of love, kindness and the difference that one person can make in the life of another. The three main characters, Chuck, Ella, and Kirsten, are all suffering from loss and grief - the death of a wife, the kidnapping of a daughter, the death of a father - and are all stuck, struggling in various ways. Their paths intersect, sometimes in slightly contrived ways, and they knowingly or unknowingly, offer support to each other. This had the potential to be too sentimental for me, but either Joella kept on the right side of the line and/or I picked it up at the right time because it hit just right for me. A much needed reminder that there is still good to be found in the world,and a welcome balance to the heavy books I often gravitate towards. 
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