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Rise
An exhilarating, luminous novel about freedom and forgiveness, and finding your place in the world, by an award-winning Scottish writer, with her first U.S. publication.
Justine is running for her life. Escaping a city and a man that have between them almost broken her, she heads north, to the mountains and valleys of the Scottish Highlands where she hopes to hide and survive.
Michael and Hannah are running too. Gathering together their two young sons and the tatters of their marriage, they have come to the remote village of Kilmacarra.
In a place of standing stones, a shocking accident causes their lives to intertwine. Tangled together in threads of guilt and love, with Scotland rushing towards a referendum and the community around them fracturing, each must question where they truly belong and each must find a way to face their ghosts.
Justine is running for her life. Escaping a city and a man that have between them almost broken her, she heads north, to the mountains and valleys of the Scottish Highlands where she hopes to hide and survive.
Michael and Hannah are running too. Gathering together their two young sons and the tatters of their marriage, they have come to the remote village of Kilmacarra.
In a place of standing stones, a shocking accident causes their lives to intertwine. Tangled together in threads of guilt and love, with Scotland rushing towards a referendum and the community around them fracturing, each must question where they truly belong and each must find a way to face their ghosts.
432 pages, Hardcover
First published March 12, 2015
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Karen Campbell
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Scottish writer Karen Campbell is a graduate of Glasgow University's prestigious Creative Writing Masters, and author of The Twilight Time.
A former police officer, Karen can legitimately claim to have worked the streets of Glasgow, and her debut novel, described as 'gritty as hell, shot through with black humour', weaves personal insights and experiences to take a look at life behind the uniform - and the choices women make in life.
Scottish writer Karen Campbell is a graduate of Glasgow University's prestigious Creative Writing Masters, and author of The Twilight Time.
A former police officer, Karen can legitimately claim to have worked the streets of Glasgow, and her debut novel, described as 'gritty as hell, shot through with black humour', weaves personal insights and experiences to take a look at life behind the uniform - and the choices women make in life.
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February 27, 2024
Justine sneaks silently out of her home. Her aim is to put as much distance as she can between her, and her abusive partner. Not only that, but she takes a large amount of his cash with her - the proceeds of his drug dealing. Escaping to the Scottish Highlands, she becomes involved with a family who have their own problems, who are looking for their own form of escape.
“Rise” was a decent enough story, there was some tension, and a beautiful setting, but the characters let it down for me. I just couldn't connect with them. Usually, no matter how flawed a character is, there's some connection that has you wanting more. Unfortunately, that didn't happen for me - sadly I found I didn’t really care what happened to them.
“Rise” was a decent enough story, there was some tension, and a beautiful setting, but the characters let it down for me. I just couldn't connect with them. Usually, no matter how flawed a character is, there's some connection that has you wanting more. Unfortunately, that didn't happen for me - sadly I found I didn’t really care what happened to them.
March 24, 2015
It was the setting that drew me to this book: Kilmarra, a small community in the Highlands of Scotland, close to standing stones that had been there so long that all memory of how and why they had been placed there was long gone.
The story that played out there was like nothing I’ve read for a long time, but that story – and the telling of that story -always had me wanting to keep turning the pages to find out a little more and to live a little more with everything that was happening.
It was absorbing and it was intriguing.
Justine Strang fled Glasgow on a bus to anywhere. She was desperate to escape from Charlie Boy, who had been violent and abusive, who had drawn her into a life that she didn’t want. When she caught sight of the standing stones at Kilmacarra she was drawn to them; she didn’t now why, but she decided to get off the bus.
Michael and his wife Hannah moved to Kilmacarra in an attempt to rebuild their lives after her affair. He had been a minister, but he had become a councillor, though he still who preached at the local church.
Hannah was looking to the future; working on a novel and campaigning against plans for wind turbines. Michael was finding things more difficult. He was having a crisis of faith, he was struggling to come to terms with his wife’s infidelity, he was finding it difficult to play all the roles that life was calling him to play, and the ‘ghost’ that spoke to him was becoming more insistent, more human, and much more troubling.
Justine appeared as Michael was faced with a crisis – one of his sons had been badly hurt in a road accident – and so she was able to find herself somewhere to stay – at least for a while – by presenting herself as someone who had worked with children, someone who was willing and able to step into the breach and look after his other boy.
She meant no harm, but Charlie Boy was looking for her, and for the money she had stolen from him; and that might do a great deal of harm.
The story shifts between the different protagonists, always with an unusual and strangely engaging mix of dialogue, stream of consciousness and descriptive prose, and yet always carefully delineated so there is never any doubt who each moment belongs to.
There’s a lot going on – in the background and in the foreground – and Karen Campbell handles it all deftly. There were just a few moments when the drama felt too much, when the elements felt a little unbalanced, but they didn’t really undermine the story.
The style is literary and the reality that underpins the characters, their situations, their worlds, made this feel like a thriller. I was drawn in, I cared, I believed, even though I wasn’t sure that I liked these people, or would care to meet them in real life. Because, I think, the text was underpinned by the author’s love for her characters and their concerns, for their country’s history and its future
It helped that she balanced the seriousness of the story with some lovely wit, the kind that comes naturally when people live and work together and know each other well.
The contrasts are what really struck me. Local dialect is mixed with 21st century profanity. The ugliness and violence found in the big city contrast with the beauty of the village in the glen. The past – in the standing stones and an archaeological dig – it set against the future – the referendum is to come, and a wind farm may be coming too.
That, together with the gloriously expressive prose and the unfolding human drama, held me from start to finish.
The story that played out there was like nothing I’ve read for a long time, but that story – and the telling of that story -always had me wanting to keep turning the pages to find out a little more and to live a little more with everything that was happening.
It was absorbing and it was intriguing.
Justine Strang fled Glasgow on a bus to anywhere. She was desperate to escape from Charlie Boy, who had been violent and abusive, who had drawn her into a life that she didn’t want. When she caught sight of the standing stones at Kilmacarra she was drawn to them; she didn’t now why, but she decided to get off the bus.
Michael and his wife Hannah moved to Kilmacarra in an attempt to rebuild their lives after her affair. He had been a minister, but he had become a councillor, though he still who preached at the local church.
Hannah was looking to the future; working on a novel and campaigning against plans for wind turbines. Michael was finding things more difficult. He was having a crisis of faith, he was struggling to come to terms with his wife’s infidelity, he was finding it difficult to play all the roles that life was calling him to play, and the ‘ghost’ that spoke to him was becoming more insistent, more human, and much more troubling.
Justine appeared as Michael was faced with a crisis – one of his sons had been badly hurt in a road accident – and so she was able to find herself somewhere to stay – at least for a while – by presenting herself as someone who had worked with children, someone who was willing and able to step into the breach and look after his other boy.
She meant no harm, but Charlie Boy was looking for her, and for the money she had stolen from him; and that might do a great deal of harm.
The story shifts between the different protagonists, always with an unusual and strangely engaging mix of dialogue, stream of consciousness and descriptive prose, and yet always carefully delineated so there is never any doubt who each moment belongs to.
There’s a lot going on – in the background and in the foreground – and Karen Campbell handles it all deftly. There were just a few moments when the drama felt too much, when the elements felt a little unbalanced, but they didn’t really undermine the story.
The style is literary and the reality that underpins the characters, their situations, their worlds, made this feel like a thriller. I was drawn in, I cared, I believed, even though I wasn’t sure that I liked these people, or would care to meet them in real life. Because, I think, the text was underpinned by the author’s love for her characters and their concerns, for their country’s history and its future
It helped that she balanced the seriousness of the story with some lovely wit, the kind that comes naturally when people live and work together and know each other well.
The contrasts are what really struck me. Local dialect is mixed with 21st century profanity. The ugliness and violence found in the big city contrast with the beauty of the village in the glen. The past – in the standing stones and an archaeological dig – it set against the future – the referendum is to come, and a wind farm may be coming too.
That, together with the gloriously expressive prose and the unfolding human drama, held me from start to finish.
January 23, 2016
I had had a notification from goodreads that Rise by Karen Campbell had been published, but it was my friend Dawn who lent me the book when I said that I had not read it. It had been book of the month at her book group. Now, to lay my cards on the table, I have read lnovel that Karen Campbell has published and enjoyed them. I rate her very highly as a person, a tutor and as an author. She was my writing tutuor when i attended an Arvon writing course in Inverness, Scotland a couple of years ago. With that in mind, you will not be surprised that I was excited to read Rise.
The Scottish author, Karen Campbell, is a graduate of Glasgow University’s prestigious Creative Writing Masters. Her first novel, The Twilight Time, is amongst several of her works reviewed on this site at http://bookreviewstoday.info/2014/05/.... Karen is a former police officer who can legitimately claim to have worked the streets of Glasgow, and her debut novel, described as ‘gritty as hell, shot through with black humour’, weaves personal insights and experiences to take a look at life behind the uniform.
Since completing her crime quarto, she has moved publishers and genre. Rise is quite a different kind of book. It begins with the protagonist, Justine on the run from her psychopathic pimp and lover, Charlie Boy, with a big chunk of his money stuffed down her pants. It is a cracking opener, packed with tension and evocative detail. Shortly after, Justine blunders into Kilmacarra in the North of Scotland and straight into the heart of domestic turmoil and political unrest.
Karen is a talented writer with a gift for creating characters that are honest, flawed and likeable. Justine witnesses a hit and run and she is sucked into the troubled marriage of the Andersons, whose elder son is the victim. Justine is roped in to babysit the Anderson’s younger son, Ross, having passed herself off as a certified nanny. Their lives become tangled together in threads of guilt and love, with Scotland rushing towards a referendum and the community around them fracturing, each character must question where they truly belong and each must find a way to face their ghosts.
However, despite the fact that Rise has so much that works in its favour it fails to really soar, especially after the glorious opening and engaging middle portions. Inexplicably running out of steam, it sputters weakly over the finish line. The plotlines are resolved with varying degrees of success but it is all rather disappointingly pat. I hate to say this about any work by Karen Campbell, but, if I had my time again, I would not read Rise. I give it three stars beacuse I cannot bear to give any novel by Karen Campbell any less.
Valerie Penny
The Scottish author, Karen Campbell, is a graduate of Glasgow University’s prestigious Creative Writing Masters. Her first novel, The Twilight Time, is amongst several of her works reviewed on this site at http://bookreviewstoday.info/2014/05/.... Karen is a former police officer who can legitimately claim to have worked the streets of Glasgow, and her debut novel, described as ‘gritty as hell, shot through with black humour’, weaves personal insights and experiences to take a look at life behind the uniform.
Since completing her crime quarto, she has moved publishers and genre. Rise is quite a different kind of book. It begins with the protagonist, Justine on the run from her psychopathic pimp and lover, Charlie Boy, with a big chunk of his money stuffed down her pants. It is a cracking opener, packed with tension and evocative detail. Shortly after, Justine blunders into Kilmacarra in the North of Scotland and straight into the heart of domestic turmoil and political unrest.
Karen is a talented writer with a gift for creating characters that are honest, flawed and likeable. Justine witnesses a hit and run and she is sucked into the troubled marriage of the Andersons, whose elder son is the victim. Justine is roped in to babysit the Anderson’s younger son, Ross, having passed herself off as a certified nanny. Their lives become tangled together in threads of guilt and love, with Scotland rushing towards a referendum and the community around them fracturing, each character must question where they truly belong and each must find a way to face their ghosts.
However, despite the fact that Rise has so much that works in its favour it fails to really soar, especially after the glorious opening and engaging middle portions. Inexplicably running out of steam, it sputters weakly over the finish line. The plotlines are resolved with varying degrees of success but it is all rather disappointingly pat. I hate to say this about any work by Karen Campbell, but, if I had my time again, I would not read Rise. I give it three stars beacuse I cannot bear to give any novel by Karen Campbell any less.
Valerie Penny
March 28, 2015
Published: 26/03/2015
Author: Karen Campbell
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads competitions
I found this book to be a rather enjoyable read that was very well written by Karen Campbell. I thought that the storyline was very good. Set in lovely Scotland with the brilliant characters 'Justine' 'Michael' and 'Hannah', full with secrets and demons of each character. I connected very well with the characters, but I feel some people will and some people wont enjoy the book, but I for one did, its a good book to give a try.
Author: Karen Campbell
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads competitions
I found this book to be a rather enjoyable read that was very well written by Karen Campbell. I thought that the storyline was very good. Set in lovely Scotland with the brilliant characters 'Justine' 'Michael' and 'Hannah', full with secrets and demons of each character. I connected very well with the characters, but I feel some people will and some people wont enjoy the book, but I for one did, its a good book to give a try.
April 25, 2015
There were two things that made it difficult for me to get into this novel. The first was that I was 50 or so pages in before I realised that the 'heroine' was in her early 20s rather than a much more mature woman. I don't know if I missed a clue at the very beginning but, to me, the way she was talking and thinking, her 'voice' as the protagonist just seemed older. When I understood what her age was supposed to be I could relate a bit more to some of the things she said and did later but I was never fully convinced by the character of Justine. I think that Campbell isn't really able to do young and so her main protagonist appeared closer to her own age.
The next obstacle I came across (and found difficult from beginning to end) was the use of local slang and colloquial language when it was the author we were reading. I accept such use of the language when we have dialogue or the thoughts of the people from Glasgow I just don't think it works when it's more like the author trying to establish some sort of authenticity.
I understand this is how Irvine Welsh writes (I've never read any of his novels but have his most recent in a pile ready to be read – I'm anticipating problems) but it certainly doesn't work here. Campbell was a copper and, I assume, picked up such language in the course of her job and because of that uses it like an outsider. She, therefore, doesn't totally immerse herself (and the reader) in this device like Welsh and so it appears as if she is just playing at totally alienating any reader not from Glasgow. I'm afraid I hold to the strange and perhaps outmoded idea that after ploughing through almost 500 pages I have more understand at the end than I did at the beginning. More and more authors don't agree.
And that's all before we start to consider the other actors in this story of eventually finding redemption. I just didn't find any of them convincing. They all seemed to be presented as stereotypes; the put upon yet really feisty working class woman; the head banger Glasgow low life thug; the confused and haunted vicar; the haughty, intellectual wife; the eccentric local campaigner; the tramp who's more than he appears; the young lad who makes the wrong decision due to a misunderstanding.
Mixing up the flight from violence, a marriage on the rocks, defence of the community; the disregard such communities are held by multi-national companies and the referendum for Scottish independence just created a hash which worked at times but mostly didn't.
As in most of these stories the lack of common sense on the part of the heroine leads to a potentially fatal meeting before the story can end. When it came it seemed to lack the menace that we were led to believe would be the case and was equally unsatisfying.
No, this one didn't work for me.
The next obstacle I came across (and found difficult from beginning to end) was the use of local slang and colloquial language when it was the author we were reading. I accept such use of the language when we have dialogue or the thoughts of the people from Glasgow I just don't think it works when it's more like the author trying to establish some sort of authenticity.
I understand this is how Irvine Welsh writes (I've never read any of his novels but have his most recent in a pile ready to be read – I'm anticipating problems) but it certainly doesn't work here. Campbell was a copper and, I assume, picked up such language in the course of her job and because of that uses it like an outsider. She, therefore, doesn't totally immerse herself (and the reader) in this device like Welsh and so it appears as if she is just playing at totally alienating any reader not from Glasgow. I'm afraid I hold to the strange and perhaps outmoded idea that after ploughing through almost 500 pages I have more understand at the end than I did at the beginning. More and more authors don't agree.
And that's all before we start to consider the other actors in this story of eventually finding redemption. I just didn't find any of them convincing. They all seemed to be presented as stereotypes; the put upon yet really feisty working class woman; the head banger Glasgow low life thug; the confused and haunted vicar; the haughty, intellectual wife; the eccentric local campaigner; the tramp who's more than he appears; the young lad who makes the wrong decision due to a misunderstanding.
Mixing up the flight from violence, a marriage on the rocks, defence of the community; the disregard such communities are held by multi-national companies and the referendum for Scottish independence just created a hash which worked at times but mostly didn't.
As in most of these stories the lack of common sense on the part of the heroine leads to a potentially fatal meeting before the story can end. When it came it seemed to lack the menace that we were led to believe would be the case and was equally unsatisfying.
No, this one didn't work for me.
March 25, 2015
*Goodreads First Reads* A very interesting book. I love the way pre-historical references are used and the writer has cleverly worked in the new technology of wind farms creating an 'unputdownable' book.
At the start you wonder which way the story is heading. Which genre? What is going on?
But the end result is a marvellous piece of writing and extremely readable.
Also added a Youtube video which compliments this book too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KoN1...
At the start you wonder which way the story is heading. Which genre? What is going on?
But the end result is a marvellous piece of writing and extremely readable.
Also added a Youtube video which compliments this book too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KoN1...
July 27, 2016
Unique story of a young woman who inserts herself into the life of a Scottish Highlands family while she hides from an abusive boyfriend. The first few pages had my heart racing as she literally runs from a man who sounds ruthless. The dialogue was lively and the Highlands imagery was evocative. Some parts had me tuning out but overall I enjoyed the Scottish setting.
July 30, 2016
I enjoyed this book, made me laugh and cry at times. Justine is a great character and her interaction with Michael and Hannah draws you into this developing story. Heartwarming with a subtle build up of suspense, leading to a thrilling ending.
July 31, 2024
I found that I had to force myself to read this book. The characters seemed bland and the use of Scottish slang made the book difficult for me to read.
March 30, 2017
A beautifully written story about finding yourself. Written with heart. Loved it.
February 15, 2015
This book focuses on the interconnecting stories of Justine, a young women running from her problems in Glasgow, and Michael, a former priest who has trouble connecting with reality (talks to a ghost, can't communicate with wife, etc.).
I had a hard time connecting to this story. I didn't find either of the main characters interesting or engaging in any way. I understand that Justine's supposed to have had a troubled life and Michael has a troubled mind, but for me the emotions just weren't there.
This story is set in Scotland, and while I fully understand using British spelling, Scottish slang/dialect etc., I find it really distracting when words are misspelled to give the feel of the Scottish accent- mainly because I have to stop and try and figure out what the word is supposed to be. For example, all contractions used ny instead of n't- didny, couldny, etc. There was also a fair amount of fowl language. On average I'd say around 2 f bombs per page. Plenty of c words too. I know these characters were supposed to be "rough," but all in all between the spellings and the bad language, I found it all distracting.
I had a hard time connecting to this story. I didn't find either of the main characters interesting or engaging in any way. I understand that Justine's supposed to have had a troubled life and Michael has a troubled mind, but for me the emotions just weren't there.
This story is set in Scotland, and while I fully understand using British spelling, Scottish slang/dialect etc., I find it really distracting when words are misspelled to give the feel of the Scottish accent- mainly because I have to stop and try and figure out what the word is supposed to be. For example, all contractions used ny instead of n't- didny, couldny, etc. There was also a fair amount of fowl language. On average I'd say around 2 f bombs per page. Plenty of c words too. I know these characters were supposed to be "rough," but all in all between the spellings and the bad language, I found it all distracting.
June 8, 2017
The group had very mixed reviews for this contemporary novel, which begins in Glasgow then moves to a fictional village somewhere near Oban, loosely modelled on Kilmartin. Star ratings ranged from none to five which illustrates how divided we were. Most of us struggled to get into the story, despite an intriguing first chapter, and we found it hard to empathise or sympathise with most of the characters, even the main protagonist, Justine, finding them annoying and/or dislikeable. There were two many themes; the main plot of Justine running away from her drug-dealing pimp 'boyfriend' and fetching up with a couple with a very troubled relationship, could have been explored more fully without the sub-plots of the Independence Referendum, the wind farm debate, and the ancient history. We felt that the ending was a little contrived, with all issues resolved more or less satisfactorily, which probably wouldn't have happened in real life. We all agreed, however, that it could make a good drama series with a really good actress in the role of Justine, and filming in some scenic locations.
March 15, 2015
Justine is running away from a violent relationship and not knowing where she is going, she ends up in the small town of Kilmacarra. Michael and his wife have moved to the same town with their two sons to try and repair their marriage. But an accident involving their eldest son and Justine throws them together. Bits and pieces of their lives and the preceding events that lead them to Kilmacarra are gradually revealed. Kilmacarra is also going through a transition, a company wants to build a wind farm, which has some of the community angered and they are also trying to find a way to bring tourists to the town.
I felt this was a dark and moody book and the narration made it hard to feel close to the characters. But slowly as the story is revealed you begin to understand the characters and their actions. And in the end you see they all want the same thing, to be loved and accepted.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to read and review.
I felt this was a dark and moody book and the narration made it hard to feel close to the characters. But slowly as the story is revealed you begin to understand the characters and their actions. And in the end you see they all want the same thing, to be loved and accepted.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to read and review.
July 12, 2015
I have loved all previous Karen Campbell books so was looking forward to Rise. However the characters were not very likeable and I could not relate to them. I started off feeling an empathy for Justine as she had escaped an abusive relationship in Glasgow from Charlie Boy. However she had taken with her thousands of pounds worth of drug money, which in my mind was never going to end well. The story seemed fragmented and was difficult for me to follow.
Set in a beautiful little Scottish village with standing stones and history, in the time during the run up to the Independence referendum, that story ran in the background throughout and touched on how people felt in Scotland at that time.
Set in a beautiful little Scottish village with standing stones and history, in the time during the run up to the Independence referendum, that story ran in the background throughout and touched on how people felt in Scotland at that time.
June 29, 2015
I loved this...a heartbreakingly sympathetic young woman at the center of an atmospheric, eloquent novel set in a remote village in Scotland. Something about the fragile, well-intentioned-yet-stumbling, good people really moved me. Think this is the first book she's had published in the States but I'm going to hunt for more.
March 6, 2015
I enjoyed the storyline of this book. The characters were relatable. However, I don't think everyone will enjoy this book.
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review via NETGALLEY.
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review via NETGALLEY.
April 21, 2015
I had to review this for an external website, so after 30 days I will share my review. But it was good.
July 28, 2015
Beautifully written and personally significant to me, given my interest in Scots culture and politics.
November 24, 2017
To make me want to read a book, I have to like the characters; I didn't like these people. Gave up four chapters in.
January 29, 2020
I really enjoyed my reading experience of this book. The Scottish setting with small community attitudes felt authentic, the story interesting and everything was just slightly shadowed by magical realism - enough for it to feel magical not so much that it felt unbelievable. It touched on many current topics in Scotland and discussed topics which are hotly debated but where many might not see the other "viewpoint".
September 15, 2020
I really enjoyed this gripping novel. The characters are raw and believable and the past entwines with the present and the future. I have always been interested in the monuments of ancient history and I have visited Kilmartin several times. I’ve also walked along the very dangerous road near the circle and nearly got clipped by a motor home wing mirror myself. Atmosphere, characters, tension, it’s all here.
February 27, 2023
Justine is running to escape an abusive relationship and heads to the western highlands of Scotland seeking refuge. The village of Kilmacarra provides respite of a kind until she becomes embroiled in a local tragedy, a dysfunctional family and a community dealing with climate change issues. Themes of love, guilt, belonging and environmental responsibility are linked in this ancient landscape.
August 9, 2017
I enjoyed this, more because of the setting (having just spent a week in Scotland) than the book itself. Not really my genre--should have known that a former-police-officer-turned-novelist would include too much violence for my taste--but there's some great writing, and the plot kept me involved.
February 25, 2018
A difficult book to read. I was half way through before I began to enjoy it. Justine, has actually quite a lot of common sense in her favour and comes across as possibly the most 'grounded' adult in the book, apart from the tramp.
April 8, 2020
A very off centre book, with definitely flawed characters.
Loved the wee town in the Highlands and the colourful characters.
Full if darkness and mental intrigue, a jolly good yarn.
Karen Campbell certainly does not disappoint in this book. I look forward to reading more of her work.
Loved the wee town in the Highlands and the colourful characters.
Full if darkness and mental intrigue, a jolly good yarn.
Karen Campbell certainly does not disappoint in this book. I look forward to reading more of her work.
January 23, 2023
I did not enjoy reading this book. I really didn't take to the characters and I wasn't really sure where the book was headed. But I hate giving up on books and it was a book club choice so I ploughed on.
August 6, 2018
Intriguing plot and well observed sense of community but annoyingly this didn't engage me as much as other KC novels. I really wanted to love it.
dnf
June 4, 2021Dnf page 80. I found this confusing as I couldn't follow the storyline and whose POV I was reading.
August 24, 2021
(Audiobook) A forgettable book.
March 1, 2017
Very good read--some of the writing was lyrical and some was just plain clunky, but overall, the narrative kept humming along, the characters were rounded enough to keep me engaged and interested in their lives and I even liked the ending.
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