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A review by davinareads
The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The Name She Gave me is simply a beautiful YA contemporary book that made me sad and happy at the same time. I loved it.
Before you think of poems being complex to understand, this is not the case with this novel. I'm not sure what style of writing this is but it's essentially telling a full story in short poetry form and it was extremely well done.
I think it's a skill to tell such an emotional story in so little words and a great example that a short read can still leave an impact on the reader. In 400 pages, I felt joy, sadness, anger and the bittersweet moments for Rynn as she goes on her journey to find her birthmother which eventually leads her to discovering that she has a sister as well.
I loved how Betty managed to not only capture me emotionally, but I think she did a fantastic job in describing the endless summer vibe in a small country town. From the start, I knew this was going to be a good read but I wasn't expecting to love it this much.
If you're looking into a short novel, I highly recommend checking The Name She Gave Me. It can easily be read in a day or if you're like me, you'll take a slow down pace to get through it in a couple of days to appreciate every single word that made it in this novel.
Before you think of poems being complex to understand, this is not the case with this novel. I'm not sure what style of writing this is but it's essentially telling a full story in short poetry form and it was extremely well done.
I think it's a skill to tell such an emotional story in so little words and a great example that a short read can still leave an impact on the reader. In 400 pages, I felt joy, sadness, anger and the bittersweet moments for Rynn as she goes on her journey to find her birthmother which eventually leads her to discovering that she has a sister as well.
I loved how Betty managed to not only capture me emotionally, but I think she did a fantastic job in describing the endless summer vibe in a small country town. From the start, I knew this was going to be a good read but I wasn't expecting to love it this much.
If you're looking into a short novel, I highly recommend checking The Name She Gave Me. It can easily be read in a day or if you're like me, you'll take a slow down pace to get through it in a couple of days to appreciate every single word that made it in this novel.