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Central Places by Delia Cai
Did not finish book. Stopped at 54%.
DNF'd at 54%.
Audrey was a wholely unlikeable main character and most of the people around her (except her sweet bean of a father) are also pretty unlikeable. This story follows Audrey as she goes back to her small hometown around Christmas time to be with her dad as he has a minor operation with her fiance, Ben.
The whole story flips between the nostalgia of meeting old friends from high school and dealing with her feelings around her mom/Ben with their judgment about everything. By 54% I was tapped out, between Audrey visibly pining after Kyle (her high school crush that never amounted to anything) and her actively being disrespectful to everyone else, I'm not sure there's anyone to root for in this story.
Audrey was a wholely unlikeable main character and most of the people around her (except her sweet bean of a father) are also pretty unlikeable. This story follows Audrey as she goes back to her small hometown around Christmas time to be with her dad as he has a minor operation with her fiance, Ben.
The whole story flips between the nostalgia of meeting old friends from high school and dealing with her feelings around her mom/Ben with their judgment about everything. By 54% I was tapped out, between Audrey visibly pining after Kyle (her high school crush that never amounted to anything) and her actively being disrespectful to everyone else, I'm not sure there's anyone to root for in this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Alcohol