A review by marissasa
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This story delved right into the messiness and drama of motherhood for a few women in Ohio in the 90s, and followed their stories along with their children and family members. I really liked the juxtaposition of the typical WASP mom character in Elena against the artistic, transient, free-spirited single mom character in Mia. Their kids' behaviors and stories felt very true to the mothers they raised, and it was interesting to see from all of their perspectives in addition to the two mothers'. It was a bit slow in the first half of the book but it really picked up towards the end and I felt like the reveals made sense for the characters and I was invested in them at that point. I am definitely going to watch the tv show for this now that I have finished reading the book!
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