A review by writeramyshannon
Becoming Phoebe by J. Michael Neal
4.0
Heartbreaking and Uplifting
It's a perfectly paced story that brings the reader on the adventure that is Phoebe's life, the life of a foster child. She's very complex and is trying to figure her part in the world. It's a well written story and I love how the Hockey theme gets woven in the story, as an inspiration and aspiration for Phoebe, but it doesn't take it over as her only saving grace. There are deeply heartbreaking moments, and then uplifting moments. Phoebe is a character with great depth who over comes a lot in her life, where she could use her poor childhood as an excuse, and she doesn't.
It's a perfectly paced story that brings the reader on the adventure that is Phoebe's life, the life of a foster child. She's very complex and is trying to figure her part in the world. It's a well written story and I love how the Hockey theme gets woven in the story, as an inspiration and aspiration for Phoebe, but it doesn't take it over as her only saving grace. There are deeply heartbreaking moments, and then uplifting moments. Phoebe is a character with great depth who over comes a lot in her life, where she could use her poor childhood as an excuse, and she doesn't.