A review by aejohnson85
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson

4.0

I would give this 4.5 stars if I was able to! I really liked Jackson's writing style and that she chose to write from the perspective of all three main characters - Big (who is trying to hold her family together), Mosey (the fifteen year old that is desperate to figure out who she is and where she came from), and Liza (who is suffering from the after effects of a stroke - and who holds the key to all the secrets). I really liked Liza's flashbacks being revealed in small pieces because it helped create the mystery of who the body was and where Mosey came from. I was also pleasantly surprised that many of my predictions were incorrect - it made the book more surprising and interesting!

I took a half star off because I thought the confrontation between Mosey and her birth mother to be a bit over dramatic. Also, the book wrapped up very quickly and I would've liked to see what happened with Big's pregnancy and relationship!

Interestingly enough, I read this directly after finishing The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain - both books have similar themes (a baby girl raised by parents who were not her own, unbeknownst to her and another key player in her life), though I didn't know that when picking them both up from the library!