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A review by ryner
Shiner by Amy Jo Burns
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Wren Bird and her family live so far up their West Virginia mountain that they fly under the government radar — Wren has never attended school and doesn't even have a birth certificate. Her father makes a meager living as a preacher who "takes up serpents" and doesn't like strangers coming around. In this multigenerational story Burns weaves together a family saga of secrets, shame and tragedy.
Funny, I forgot what this book was about during the 3+ years that elapsed between putting it on my TBR and actually reading it so I came to it blindly, which is often a welcome, refreshing surprise, and it was in this case. The narrative is riveting and I didn't want to stop reading. One detail that felt like a plot hole was no one asking how Flynn acquired a baby.
Funny, I forgot what this book was about during the 3+ years that elapsed between putting it on my TBR and actually reading it so I came to it blindly, which is often a welcome, refreshing surprise, and it was in this case. The narrative is riveting and I didn't want to stop reading. One detail that felt like a plot hole was no one asking how Flynn acquired a baby.