A review by stenaros
Trowbridge Road by Marcella Pixley
3.0
Read for Librarian Book Group
On the one hand, the writing in this is gorgeous. On the other hand, the drama is turned up so high I found myself sighing when it was time to read. There's a lot of crying in this book. Like crying done by the characters. They cry all the time. It makes sense for what's going on, but after a point it felt like a writing crutch. Plus there's child abuse, plus mental illness, plus ramifications of a fatal illness.
On the one hand, the writing in this is gorgeous. On the other hand, the drama is turned up so high I found myself sighing when it was time to read. There's a lot of crying in this book. Like crying done by the characters. They cry all the time. It makes sense for what's going on, but after a point it felt like a writing crutch. Plus there's child abuse, plus mental illness, plus ramifications of a fatal illness.