A review by siobhanward
Where Wild Peaches Grow by Cade Bentley

emotional 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

2.5

 If anyone in this book would sit down and speak to each other for five minutes, then there would have been next to no plot. I liked the premise of the book, but I found the execution lacking - too many plot points relied on people not ever being curious about one another. I can believe people would go 20 years without speaking, sure, but to believe that no one ever googled the others? Looked them up on Facebook or LinkedIn? That just seems too far-fetched. Combined with the amount of secrets everyone kept from each other without ever once slipping up, makes the plot a bit hard to believe.

The characters were solid and the idea behind the plot was cool - although I still feel like the first scene was a weird overreaction that should have been better explained, because while it was explained, I still don't get why it needed to be so dramatic.