A review by foxreadsbooks
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
When it comes down to it, Hello Beautiful is about family, separating, and finding your way home. Napolitano writes a beautiful narrative spanning decades that at once captures the ebbs and flows of daily life, and changes made over years.
While this is told from multiple POVs, and does take a little while to get into as you get to know William, Julia and Sylvie, the plot has little repetition, and allows one to know characters through difficult situations and internal conflict. You can clearly see how this is going to end, but it is no less meaningful. This one almost ended up in the freezer.
TW: Mental health, depression and suicide.
While this is told from multiple POVs, and does take a little while to get into as you get to know William, Julia and Sylvie, the plot has little repetition, and allows one to know characters through difficult situations and internal conflict. You can clearly see how this is going to end, but it is no less meaningful. This one almost ended up in the freezer.
TW: Mental health, depression and suicide.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Death of parent