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This book gets a lot of praise and I was a lot disappointed.
The cover is gorgeous. And the parts where Mary is struggling through the system and fighting to prove her innocence and find a better life path were all interesting, but overall I did not like this book.
1. First person present tense, my least favorite of tenses!
2. While I understand that a girl unfairly convicted of murder would be negative and unpleasant, I really got tired of how snide and passive Mary is. Like, enough with the fat- ...more
The cover is gorgeous. And the parts where Mary is struggling through the system and fighting to prove her innocence and find a better life path were all interesting, but overall I did not like this book.
1. First person present tense, my least favorite of tenses!
2. While I understand that a girl unfairly convicted of murder would be negative and unpleasant, I really got tired of how snide and passive Mary is. Like, enough with the fat- ...more
Despite being somewhat spoiled for me, this was overall a satisfying read.
This book is so. Damn. Good.
I think a bold argument in this book especially by the ending is that no matter what, people still deserve to live safely and be treated with dignity.
This book made me squirm in so many ways bc the unapologetic situation of the group home setting was real.
I also think I was reading too much Alex Michaelides bc this felt like the YA version of The Silent Patient.
I’m not sure if TDJ did a poor job with characterization in that how is it that Mary is so brilliant but then so dumb? But then the p ...more
This book made me squirm in so many ways bc the unapologetic situation of the group home setting was real.
I also think I was reading too much Alex Michaelides bc this felt like the YA version of The Silent Patient.
I’m not sure if TDJ did a poor job with characterization in that how is it that Mary is so brilliant but then so dumb? But then the p ...more
Yikes.
It's great, don't get me wrong, but this is a grim book. I think it's reflection of my undying love for this author that I stuck with it in spite of how much it reminded me of work (I had no trouble believing in the horrors the girls in the group home endure because, well, I've heard the same-to-worse from clients). Like your average Tiffany D. Jackson this will absolutely suck you in and not release you until the last page - and then linger around in your mind for a while. I think I prefe ...more
It's great, don't get me wrong, but this is a grim book. I think it's reflection of my undying love for this author that I stuck with it in spite of how much it reminded me of work (I had no trouble believing in the horrors the girls in the group home endure because, well, I've heard the same-to-worse from clients). Like your average Tiffany D. Jackson this will absolutely suck you in and not release you until the last page - and then linger around in your mind for a while. I think I prefe ...more
Genre: Realistic fiction
Character: Complex
Storyline: Own voices
Tone: Haunting; Suspenseful
Writing Style: Compelling; Gritty
Character: Complex
Storyline: Own voices
Tone: Haunting; Suspenseful
Writing Style: Compelling; Gritty
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