A review by sweetpeppah
Y by Marjorie Celona

4.0

brilliant! in both the sense of being cleverly crafted and also the sense of shiny and sharp. she puts a ton of emotion into very crisp descriptions of characters and events. it's written in an immediate and blunt first person. half of the narrative voice evolves as a foster child grows from toddler to school age to teen, and the other half is told in her voice ("my mother") but with the understanding and depth of a much older and experienced person. they weave together perfectly and build suspense as the mother hurtles towards her decision to abandon her child. I also love the details of the city of Victoria and Vancouver, BC and especially the town of Sooke(which is where we spent all our family vacations). loved it, both story and craft.