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A review by suze_1624
Home the Hard Way by Z.A. Maxfield
4.0
High 3.5/4* read.
One of ZAM's that pulled me in right at the start. At the start it is largely about the people - left behind Finn, how has he survived small town issues, working two jobs, taking care of his ill aunt, life couldn't get much worse. Dare, returned in shame from Seattle, trying to fit in, trying to exorcise demons he doesn't even acknowledge, trying to reconnect to a new Finn. Others in there are Lyddie, Bill, all the ' good 'ol boys'.
Then it moves on to change pur initial perceptions of the people and the town - scratch the surface and a different picture emerges. Finn has been built hard by the issues life has thrown at him and expresses this in a domineering way! Dare struggles even more with his feelings. Why Bill is as he is comes to be known and so changes your perception of him. Small town circling the wagon on the crime against Finn is not totally unexpected.
Then the threads of both Finn's mothers and Dare's fathers deaths 15 years ago start unravelling, throwing more light on contort self image and the mindset of small town-isms.
Dare and Finn together didn't grab me particularly hard but I really enjoyed peeling back all the layers in this story.
One of ZAM's that pulled me in right at the start. At the start it is largely about the people - left behind Finn, how has he survived small town issues, working two jobs, taking care of his ill aunt, life couldn't get much worse. Dare, returned in shame from Seattle, trying to fit in, trying to exorcise demons he doesn't even acknowledge, trying to reconnect to a new Finn. Others in there are Lyddie, Bill, all the ' good 'ol boys'.
Then it moves on to change pur initial perceptions of the people and the town - scratch the surface and a different picture emerges. Finn has been built hard by the issues life has thrown at him and expresses this in a domineering way! Dare struggles even more with his feelings. Why Bill is as he is comes to be known and so changes your perception of him. Small town circling the wagon on the crime against Finn is not totally unexpected.
Then the threads of both Finn's mothers and Dare's fathers deaths 15 years ago start unravelling, throwing more light on contort self image and the mindset of small town-isms.
Dare and Finn together didn't grab me particularly hard but I really enjoyed peeling back all the layers in this story.