A review by brookb812
Five-Part Invention by Andrea J. Buchanan

5.0

Absolutely incredible. One of the best books I’ve read so far this year. A stunning book about generational trauma told through the lives of 5 women, a lineage of abuse. The writing is lyrical and like a waltz, an ode to the musical nature of Lise and the piano. Though each girl is given only a 5th of the book, you so quickly come to love and feel for these characters. It hurt to witness the abuses they each suffered and how their relationships formed based on that abuse. The ending had me crying, it was beautiful and a perfect bittersweet ending to a hard but necessary book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review