My Book Reviews

A novel about relationships. Especially about the relationship between Connell and Marianne, but also the characters who surrounded them. The novel is situated in the west of Ireland in a small town and in Dublin. It is really about misunderstanding, misinterpreting, (false) expectations and there is always that nagging "What will they think of me". It's often sad and I felt upset a few times, had to put the book down for some time. But I finished it anyway and I think I got rewarded for that. I feel like this great novel deserved a stronger ending, yet I don't have an idea how that ending should have sounded. So maybe the writer is right how she did it. Fully deserved 5 stars.

A very impressive book that shows a lot that is wrong with the USA. The way Leila Mottley writes really drags you into the story. My world is totally different from the world of main character Kiara, but I felt involved. Almost like I wanted to help, shout at her "Don't go there!" or "Don't do it!" The misery and the impossibility to escape from it all is really awful. And yet, there was hope and there were even some pleasure and laughter in all that darkness. The story has a great flow and every character is carefully worked out and functioning to have it all glued together. I would recommend the book to everybody who loves to read a good book. This one is excellent. Five stars more than deserved.