A review by lita_tori
Meredith, Alone, by Claire Alexander
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Meet Meredith: daughter, sister, friend, freelance writer, cook/baker, reader, and jigsaw puzzle extraordinaire. She also hasn't left her house in 1,214 days. When her peaceful life, with her cat Fred, is disturbed by Tom (from a befriending charity), Celeste (from online support group), and the sudden reappearance of her estranged sister, Meredith is forced to ask herself; is it something outside her house or inside her memories that she is hiding from?
The intrigue within this book is amazing! Every time it's hinted that something happened to make her scared to leave the house, I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to find out one more little piece of her jigsaw puzzle, one Meredith shaped jigsaw piece at a time. And when that last piece came into place, I felt vindicated, like the accomplishment Meredith feels completing her jigsaw. Wow, did it feel good to know the reasons why!
Meredith was such an amazing character. You really felt alongside her, cheered her on from the sidelines, and felt the nervousness in your own stomach as she tried so hard to break out of her self-imposed isolation. I've never experienced so many emotions for a character within such a small number of pages!
Heartfelt, heartbreaking, funny, and an emotional rollercoaster, be ready for Meredith Maggs to become your new best friend.
The intrigue within this book is amazing! Every time it's hinted that something happened to make her scared to leave the house, I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to find out one more little piece of her jigsaw puzzle, one Meredith shaped jigsaw piece at a time. And when that last piece came into place, I felt vindicated, like the accomplishment Meredith feels completing her jigsaw. Wow, did it feel good to know the reasons why!
Meredith was such an amazing character. You really felt alongside her, cheered her on from the sidelines, and felt the nervousness in your own stomach as she tried so hard to break out of her self-imposed isolation. I've never experienced so many emotions for a character within such a small number of pages!
Heartfelt, heartbreaking, funny, and an emotional rollercoaster, be ready for Meredith Maggs to become your new best friend.