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A review by coffeelitmama
We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
3.0
I wanted to love this as much as I loved "The Language of Flowers", but it fell flat for me. Letty was an irritating character, self-centered and had every excuse possible for not caring for her children. The fact that she abandoned them in the first chapter and has no idea how to care for them without her mother was wild to me.
Alex was the most interesting, his love for others and perseverance through tough times definitely came from his grandmother. His sister, however, goodness. The fact that Letty let a six year old tell her she wouldn't stay home & had to jeopardize her job repeatedly was baffling. The girl acted like a wild toddler through most of the book and Letty just carried on with her own love triangle and poor parenting choices.
It did get a little better towards the end (mostly because of Rick.)
Alex was the most interesting, his love for others and perseverance through tough times definitely came from his grandmother. His sister, however, goodness. The fact that Letty let a six year old tell her she wouldn't stay home & had to jeopardize her job repeatedly was baffling. The girl acted like a wild toddler through most of the book and Letty just carried on with her own love triangle and poor parenting choices.
It did get a little better towards the end (mostly because of Rick.)