A review by hannahcfarley
Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan

3.0

I greatly enjoyed reading Friends and Strangers as it laid out the most ordinary of circumstances but revealed a much deeper inner-working of characters and events. There are several characters that relate to almost every kind of person I know, and I happen to be one of them. Having this relation to the main character kept me intrigued and drew me in deeper to the book. With all the other characters, I enjoyed reading about how each person has deeper struggles than what we see on the surface.
J. Courtney Sullivan does a great job of accurately writing about each character, not allowing any of them to be unrealistically "perfect" and unafflicted. She creates a realistic world that allows all kinds of people to relate to and see what others may be going through.
This book was entertaining and mature in a way that keeps the reader attentive.