What do you think?
Rate this book
There's Going to Be Trouble: A Novel
A woman is pulled into a love affair with a radical activist, unknowingly echoing her family’s dangerous past and risking the foundations of her future in this electrifying novel.
“An exhilarating novel of star-crossed romances and radical politics, with writing so evocative I swear I could smell the tear gas.”—Nathan Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Nix and Wellness
Minnow has always tried to lead the life her single father modeled—private, quiet, hardworking, apolitical. So she is rocked when an instinctive decision to help a student makes her the notorious public face of a scandal in the small town where she teaches. As tensions rise, death threats follow, and an overwhelmed Minnow flees to a teaching position in Paris. There, she falls into an exhilarating and all-consuming relationship with Charles, a young Frenchman whose activism has placed him at odds with his powerful family. As Minnow is pulled in to the daring protest Charles and his friends are planning, she unknowingly almost repeats a secret tragedy from her family’s past. Her father wasn’t always the restrained, conservative man he appears today. There are things he has taken great pains to conceal from his family and from the world.
In 1968, Keen is avoiding the Vietnam draft by pursuing a PhD at Harvard. He lives his life in the basement chemistry lab, studiously ignoring the news. But when he unexpectedly falls in love with Olya, a fiery community organizer, he is consumed by her world and loses sight of his own. Learning that his deferment has ended and he’s been drafted, Keen agrees to participate in the latest action that Olya is leading—one with more dangerous and far-reaching consequences than he could have imagined.
Minnow’s and Keen’s intertwining stories take us through the turmoil of the late sixties student movements and into the chaos of the modern world. Exploding with suspense, heart, and intelligence, There’s Going to Be Trouble is a story about revolution, legacy, passionate love, and how we live with the consequences of our darkest secrets.
“An exhilarating novel of star-crossed romances and radical politics, with writing so evocative I swear I could smell the tear gas.”—Nathan Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Nix and Wellness
Minnow has always tried to lead the life her single father modeled—private, quiet, hardworking, apolitical. So she is rocked when an instinctive decision to help a student makes her the notorious public face of a scandal in the small town where she teaches. As tensions rise, death threats follow, and an overwhelmed Minnow flees to a teaching position in Paris. There, she falls into an exhilarating and all-consuming relationship with Charles, a young Frenchman whose activism has placed him at odds with his powerful family. As Minnow is pulled in to the daring protest Charles and his friends are planning, she unknowingly almost repeats a secret tragedy from her family’s past. Her father wasn’t always the restrained, conservative man he appears today. There are things he has taken great pains to conceal from his family and from the world.
In 1968, Keen is avoiding the Vietnam draft by pursuing a PhD at Harvard. He lives his life in the basement chemistry lab, studiously ignoring the news. But when he unexpectedly falls in love with Olya, a fiery community organizer, he is consumed by her world and loses sight of his own. Learning that his deferment has ended and he’s been drafted, Keen agrees to participate in the latest action that Olya is leading—one with more dangerous and far-reaching consequences than he could have imagined.
Minnow’s and Keen’s intertwining stories take us through the turmoil of the late sixties student movements and into the chaos of the modern world. Exploding with suspense, heart, and intelligence, There’s Going to Be Trouble is a story about revolution, legacy, passionate love, and how we live with the consequences of our darkest secrets.
Audible Audio
First published April 9, 2024
28 people are currently reading
6224 people want to read
About the author
Jen Silverman
25 books170 followersJen Silverman is a New York-based writer. Born in the U.S., she was raised across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Her theatre work includes The Moors (Yale Repertory Theatre premiere, off-Broadway with The Playwrights Realm, Susan Smith Blackburn finalist); The Roommate (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville Humana world premiere, multiple regional productions including South Coast Rep, SF Playhouse and Williamstown Theatre Festival, upcoming at Steppenwolf); Phoebe In Winter (Off-off Broadway with Clubbed Thumb); Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties (Woolly Mammoth premiere); and All the Roads Home, a play with songs (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park premiere).
Jen is a member of New Dramatists, a Core Writer at the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis, an affiliated artist with SPACE on Ryder Farm, and has developed work with the O’Neill, New York Theatre Workshop, Playpenn, Portland Center Stage, The Ground Floor Residency at Berkeley Rep, and the Royal Court in London among other places. She’s a two-time MacDowell fellow, recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts grant, the Helen Merrill Award, an LMCC Fellowship, and the Yale Drama Series Award. She was the 2016-2017 Playwrights of New York (PoNY) Fellow at the Lark. Jen has a two-book deal with Random House for a collection of stories (The Island Dwellers, pub date May 1, 2018) and a novel. Education: Brown, Iowa Playwrights Workshop, Juilliard.
Jen is a member of New Dramatists, a Core Writer at the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis, an affiliated artist with SPACE on Ryder Farm, and has developed work with the O’Neill, New York Theatre Workshop, Playpenn, Portland Center Stage, The Ground Floor Residency at Berkeley Rep, and the Royal Court in London among other places. She’s a two-time MacDowell fellow, recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts grant, the Helen Merrill Award, an LMCC Fellowship, and the Yale Drama Series Award. She was the 2016-2017 Playwrights of New York (PoNY) Fellow at the Lark. Jen has a two-book deal with Random House for a collection of stories (The Island Dwellers, pub date May 1, 2018) and a novel. Education: Brown, Iowa Playwrights Workshop, Juilliard.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 123 reviews
October 9, 2024
my kind of promise.
except i guess the real trouble was the book we read along the way.
i'm a multiple perspective hater. this is probably for many reasons — it's distracting; it divvies up the emotional power of the story; i'm a hater in general — but the primary one is that i always end up finding one weaker than the other.
this was a unique case of that: as the story began, and we followed a woman in late 90s paris and a man in 70s boston respectively, i was annoyed that i kept being taken back to the 70s just when the 90s seemed to be getting good. but then the 90s never got there, getting bogged down in flashbacks and repetitive reflection and above all a really annoying "how you say" "what is the english" transcription of french, and i didn't really care which one i was in.
both were meh!
bottom line: disappointing all the way down.
(2.5 / thanks to the publisher for the e-arc)
except i guess the real trouble was the book we read along the way.
i'm a multiple perspective hater. this is probably for many reasons — it's distracting; it divvies up the emotional power of the story; i'm a hater in general — but the primary one is that i always end up finding one weaker than the other.
this was a unique case of that: as the story began, and we followed a woman in late 90s paris and a man in 70s boston respectively, i was annoyed that i kept being taken back to the 70s just when the 90s seemed to be getting good. but then the 90s never got there, getting bogged down in flashbacks and repetitive reflection and above all a really annoying "how you say" "what is the english" transcription of french, and i didn't really care which one i was in.
both were meh!
bottom line: disappointing all the way down.
(2.5 / thanks to the publisher for the e-arc)
February 25, 2024
In this dual timeline story, two nonpolitical individuals find themselves drawn to radicals. In 2018, Minnow, in an effort to help a young student, unwittingly becomes the face in a political nightmare. She flees to a new teaching position in Paris where she becomes involved with another, much younger, teacher, one who is involved with the Gilets Jeune (yellow vest) grassroots movement against Macron’s government. Meanwhile, in 1968, Keen is a graduate student in chemistry at Harvard. He falls in love with Olya, a young agitator who spends her days protesting the Vietnam War.
I found both stories to be absorbing and all the characters fully fleshed out. Silverman uses dialog between the various characters to raise interesting points. It wasn’t that I agreed with the idea of violence, but on the flip side it’s obvious talk doesn't always lead to results. I appreciated that the present day political situation was one I wasn’t well aware of. The story is a reminder that not everyone’s motives are purely political when they get involved with radical movements. And that we can never foresee the impact of our decisions and actions. And while it made sense that the younger characters weren’t mature enough to have these realizations, I did fault Minnow for being so obtuse.
Silverman does a good job of painting a scene, especially the protests, and putting you smack dab in the middle of them.
I found the ending to be somewhat dissatisfying and abrupt, but at the same time, a tidy ending wouldn’t work for this book.
My thanks to Netgalley and Random House for an advance copy of this book.
I found both stories to be absorbing and all the characters fully fleshed out. Silverman uses dialog between the various characters to raise interesting points. It wasn’t that I agreed with the idea of violence, but on the flip side it’s obvious talk doesn't always lead to results. I appreciated that the present day political situation was one I wasn’t well aware of. The story is a reminder that not everyone’s motives are purely political when they get involved with radical movements. And that we can never foresee the impact of our decisions and actions. And while it made sense that the younger characters weren’t mature enough to have these realizations, I did fault Minnow for being so obtuse.
Silverman does a good job of painting a scene, especially the protests, and putting you smack dab in the middle of them.
I found the ending to be somewhat dissatisfying and abrupt, but at the same time, a tidy ending wouldn’t work for this book.
My thanks to Netgalley and Random House for an advance copy of this book.
April 11, 2024
In 2018 Minerva Hunter (Minnow) begins a love affair with a younger radical activist in Paris, unknowingly echoing her family's dangerous past and risking the foundations of her future. In 1968 a young man falls in love with a fiery protest organizer in Boston. Intertwining stories take us through the turmoil of the late sixties student movements and into the chaos of the modern world.
This is a dual timeline story taking place alternately in 1968 and in 2018. There's really nothing wrong with this book but I don't think I'm the right reader for it. There was a little too much politicism, if that's the right word, for my personal liking and the characters didn't speak to me at all. Although there were bits and pieces of the story that I enjoyed, I'll probably remember very little of it in a few weeks ... or maybe a few hours. And the chapters are soooo long! If you're interested in reading this historical novel, check out some of the more positive reviews.
My thanks to Penguin Random House Canada via Netgalley for the invitation to read an advance copy of this novel. I'm sorry I didn't enjoy it more. All opinions expressed are my own.
Publication Date: April 9, 2024
This is a dual timeline story taking place alternately in 1968 and in 2018. There's really nothing wrong with this book but I don't think I'm the right reader for it. There was a little too much politicism, if that's the right word, for my personal liking and the characters didn't speak to me at all. Although there were bits and pieces of the story that I enjoyed, I'll probably remember very little of it in a few weeks ... or maybe a few hours. And the chapters are soooo long! If you're interested in reading this historical novel, check out some of the more positive reviews.
My thanks to Penguin Random House Canada via Netgalley for the invitation to read an advance copy of this novel. I'm sorry I didn't enjoy it more. All opinions expressed are my own.
Publication Date: April 9, 2024
April 9, 2024
Barely a day goes by that I don’t think about Jen Silverman’s We Play Ourselves, so this was easily one of my most highly anticipated books of the year. Like Cass in Play, Minerva (known by the nickname Minnow) is a woman fleeing scandal. All but fired from her teaching job, she seizes the chance to take up a role in Paris, where she starts a relationship with a colleague 15 years her junior. Charles is the son of a wealthy and influential family, but he’s also a passionate activist who’s become embroiled in the gilets jaunes movement alongside his mercurial friend Luc. Unbeknownst to her, Minnow’s choices have parallels to those of her father, Christopher, long before she was born. In a parallel storyline, set 50 years earlier, we follow a young Christopher as he’s swept up in student protests at Harvard and falls in love with firebrand campaigner Olya.
This premise isn’t necessarily something that would have got my attention on its own, but with Silverman’s name attached, I was interested – and I’m so glad I was, because this is a masterfully crafted novel. The author’s background as a playwright seems to influence her writing in the best way: her ear for dialogue is matched only by her ability to write a perfect setpiece. So we get great, plausible debates between the characters; smart, snappy, but also believable as things people would actually say. Silverman has a gift for making something new and startling out of a cliche (it’s a tiny detail, but this book has possibly the best ‘parent meeting their new baby’ scene I’ve ever read). At times, the book is unexpectedly open – the mystery of what sent Minnow to Paris is dealt with swiftly, rather than being held back and used as a plot twist. The characters act in frustrating ways, and both central relationships seem obviously doomed to fail, but I don’t think we’re meant to be rooting for anyone here; this is a story about making mistakes and what happens afterwards, whatever that means.
I received an advance review copy of There’s Going to Be Trouble from the publisher through Edelweiss.
This premise isn’t necessarily something that would have got my attention on its own, but with Silverman’s name attached, I was interested – and I’m so glad I was, because this is a masterfully crafted novel. The author’s background as a playwright seems to influence her writing in the best way: her ear for dialogue is matched only by her ability to write a perfect setpiece. So we get great, plausible debates between the characters; smart, snappy, but also believable as things people would actually say. Silverman has a gift for making something new and startling out of a cliche (it’s a tiny detail, but this book has possibly the best ‘parent meeting their new baby’ scene I’ve ever read). At times, the book is unexpectedly open – the mystery of what sent Minnow to Paris is dealt with swiftly, rather than being held back and used as a plot twist. The characters act in frustrating ways, and both central relationships seem obviously doomed to fail, but I don’t think we’re meant to be rooting for anyone here; this is a story about making mistakes and what happens afterwards, whatever that means.
I received an advance review copy of There’s Going to Be Trouble from the publisher through Edelweiss.
July 25, 2024
I picked up this book because I liked the trippy cover and assumed it would be a literary fiction with a weird side, that's really not what this book is (it's a fiction/historical fiction about family, being an "activist" and moments that make and undo us and there's no trippiness involved).
I liked Minerva (2019 POV) a lot more than Keen (1968 POV) but they both came across as pretty realistic.
Normally, I'm not a fan of dual timelines but here I thought it was done pretty well.
I also enjoyed the way Silverman explored in a quiet sort of way the weight of having found a form of revolutionary joy once the moment has passed and how some people never really recover from that as well as the risk of confronting people's multiple "personalities" (not in the DID sense but in the who someone is with their friends isn't who they are at work or with their parents).
I liked Minerva (2019 POV) a lot more than Keen (1968 POV) but they both came across as pretty realistic.
Normally, I'm not a fan of dual timelines but here I thought it was done pretty well.
I also enjoyed the way Silverman explored in a quiet sort of way the weight of having found a form of revolutionary joy once the moment has passed and how some people never really recover from that as well as the risk of confronting people's multiple "personalities" (not in the DID sense but in the who someone is with their friends isn't who they are at work or with their parents).
April 21, 2024
Ummm very underwhelming.
January 5, 2024
thank you to netgalley and random house for the ARC!
really liked this, and i’m inclined to check out the author’s other works now! really intelligent dialogue and scene-crafting + the romance element is balanced well with the primary themes and um, tell me why i started squealing like i was reading a romcom! french men just hit different idk
the political ideas at play here, and notions of how to respond to them on an individual and global level, are so so relevant and rarely put into fiction, at least in such an accessible manner. definitely a book that we young people need to read! i personally, am moved
my main critique is that i needed this to be twice as long. which, i know, i know, undermines the theme of history still being written, but i want to know what happened to everyone !!
"'Love is easier than respect. And it means less.'" is a crazy line btw, in response to your father saying “i love you.” like actual bars
really liked this, and i’m inclined to check out the author’s other works now! really intelligent dialogue and scene-crafting + the romance element is balanced well with the primary themes and um, tell me why i started squealing like i was reading a romcom! french men just hit different idk
the political ideas at play here, and notions of how to respond to them on an individual and global level, are so so relevant and rarely put into fiction, at least in such an accessible manner. definitely a book that we young people need to read! i personally, am moved
my main critique is that i needed this to be twice as long. which, i know, i know, undermines the theme of history still being written, but i want to know what happened to everyone !!
"'Love is easier than respect. And it means less.'" is a crazy line btw, in response to your father saying “i love you.” like actual bars
September 19, 2024
I believe my first 5 stars of the year! Dual timelines that stand on their own and complement each other!
Several years ago, I was pretty passionate and hopeful about radical political action. I started to sour on it when I realized how much my participation was wrapped up in wanting to feel like a noble warrior. And then a couple times, I learned that info given to me by fellow activists was not quite true. And I saw disappointing results from the activism itself. All that led me to feel cynical about some activists' motivations. If we don't care enough to get the facts straight and aren't getting much done, why are we really there? Just to feel good about ourselves, it seems.
This book deals pretty directly with those themes. The central question is: Is it brave or naive to be a revolutionary? Each character gives us a slightly different lens to think about that question. Most characters have insightful moments where they say something convincing. But most characters also have moments where they act foolishly, just like real life. This book definitely challenged my cynicism, but I think it would also challenge an idealist.
I almost docked a star because she didn't deal with that misinformation I experienced in activist circles. Yes, a brave activist is willing to put themselves in danger. But a brave activist also seeks out the truth and adjusts their beliefs as the facts change. In this book, we don't exactly see the activists reading the news.
But you know what, you can't cram everything into one book. Great food for thought regardless!
Several years ago, I was pretty passionate and hopeful about radical political action. I started to sour on it when I realized how much my participation was wrapped up in wanting to feel like a noble warrior. And then a couple times, I learned that info given to me by fellow activists was not quite true. And I saw disappointing results from the activism itself. All that led me to feel cynical about some activists' motivations. If we don't care enough to get the facts straight and aren't getting much done, why are we really there? Just to feel good about ourselves, it seems.
This book deals pretty directly with those themes. The central question is: Is it brave or naive to be a revolutionary? Each character gives us a slightly different lens to think about that question. Most characters have insightful moments where they say something convincing. But most characters also have moments where they act foolishly, just like real life. This book definitely challenged my cynicism, but I think it would also challenge an idealist.
I almost docked a star because she didn't deal with that misinformation I experienced in activist circles. Yes, a brave activist is willing to put themselves in danger. But a brave activist also seeks out the truth and adjusts their beliefs as the facts change. In this book, we don't exactly see the activists reading the news.
But you know what, you can't cram everything into one book. Great food for thought regardless!
October 14, 2024
I loved Jen Silverman's debut novel, so I was excited to check out their second, but this was sadly underwhelming. Objectively it's a very well done piece of fiction, dual father/daughter timelines in 1968 and 2018, both of them apolitical people who fall for revolutionaries. The dialogue is sharp, the themes interesting, but I found the characters bland and didn't care what happened to them or understand why their more charismatic partners liked them. Also, this is way less queer content-wise than We Play Ourselves.
One more note: unless you have passable French like I do, I would not recommend the audiobook because there is a fair amount of French dialogue that is not explained by context. In a print or ebook, at least you could look it up!
One more note: unless you have passable French like I do, I would not recommend the audiobook because there is a fair amount of French dialogue that is not explained by context. In a print or ebook, at least you could look it up!
March 13, 2024
Yeesh, this one took me a long time to get into, and an even longer time to finish; as such, all my thoughts and opinions on it feel sapped of their strength and fervour, and I leave it behind feeling unsure whether I liked it, disliked it, or something else entirely.
So!
The writing was quality, and I loved the social commentary and focus on politics, protests, and activism.
This is the first "dual timelines" story that I've read in a long time where I felt that both timelines were individually intriguing, successfully informed each other, and were necessary to the story.
That said, given that one of the main themes of the book seemed to be how personal relationships inform our politics, values, and beliefs—and, thus, the action we are compelled to take (or not take) on their behalf—I was underwhelmed by the relationships and connections on display here, in particular the two "romantic" relationships, which felt flat and unconvincing.
Also, that ending was hella abrupt.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
So!
The writing was quality, and I loved the social commentary and focus on politics, protests, and activism.
This is the first "dual timelines" story that I've read in a long time where I felt that both timelines were individually intriguing, successfully informed each other, and were necessary to the story.
That said, given that one of the main themes of the book seemed to be how personal relationships inform our politics, values, and beliefs—and, thus, the action we are compelled to take (or not take) on their behalf—I was underwhelmed by the relationships and connections on display here, in particular the two "romantic" relationships, which felt flat and unconvincing.
Also, that ending was hella abrupt.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
April 10, 2024
this is my second read by jen silverman (my first was we play ourselves) and i think i just have to say she might not be an author for me.
her writing is stunning, but in both novels i've read i've struggled with wanting to pick up the novel and read.
i liked the premise of there's going to be trouble and the dual timelines. the chapters, however, were LONG and i found myself skimming.
i think a lot of people might like this and jen silverman is a talented writer, however i'm not sure her work is for me. thank you to net galley and the publisher for the eARC!
her writing is stunning, but in both novels i've read i've struggled with wanting to pick up the novel and read.
i liked the premise of there's going to be trouble and the dual timelines. the chapters, however, were LONG and i found myself skimming.
i think a lot of people might like this and jen silverman is a talented writer, however i'm not sure her work is for me. thank you to net galley and the publisher for the eARC!
October 10, 2023
Genre: Historical/Political Fiction
Publisher: Random House
Pub. Date: April 9, 2024
Martie's rating: 2 1/2 stars
Unless the intent is to catch the reader’s attention, it is unclear why the book’s cover image is a naked woman lying on her side, implying erotica. Combined with the cover, even the book’s title, “There’s Going to Be Trouble,” can suggest sexuality. But this book does not contain any eroticism. Yes, you will read about two fixated love affairs during different decades—however, the narrative centers on political upheaval in the 1960s and 1980s.
In 1968, Keen is avoiding the Vietnam draft by pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard. Unexpectedly, he experiences an intense, one-sided love affair with Olya. She is a college-aged, ferocious political community activist. While Keen is not interested in politics, he agrees to attend Olya’s latest political demonstration, which will be far more violent than usual and has a fatal outcome.
In 2018, 42-year-old Minnow (Minerva) lost her teaching position due to a questionable teaching choice she made with a student. This led to a scandal and press harassment of her and her father, Christopher. To avoid the unfavorable press in the States, she finds a teaching position in Paris. Here, she runs into an intriguing young man with left-radical views. She becomes smitten with him. For his sake, Minnow, too, becomes involved in a deadly demonstration for a cause she does not support. There is another connection between the two timelines other than romantic relationships and demonstrations. I would be giving away the ending if I told you.
Minnow, Keen, and Olya are egotistical individuals who don’t care about the people they endanger. Having all-unlikable protagonists can work in a novel, but not in this one since the plot occasionally fails to hold one’s attention. Silverman does a good job describing the 2018 real-life turbulent Macron protests. She does not do the same for the student revolts in her narrative. She continuously presents the reader with lethal revolutionary scenarios. Both timelines began to read the same. I started skimming, which is never a positive indication of a good tale.
At the novel’s end, the author creates suspense, which lures me back into the story. Silverman’s quick transitions between years with brief glances at the characters’ situations create a strong tension. This is a hard book to review. After skimming out of boredom, I became anxious about the plot’s outcomes. Additionally, I enjoyed Silverman’s descriptive writing, which effectively conveys the rage of the demonstrators followed by police brutality. Still, this novel was not for me. You may enjoy this one more than I did if you are keen on reading about non-peaceful political movements.
I received this novel at no cost from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Find all my book reviews at:
https://books6259.wordpress.com
https://www.goodreads.com
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.facebook.com/martie.neesr...
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/c...
Publisher: Random House
Pub. Date: April 9, 2024
Martie's rating: 2 1/2 stars
Unless the intent is to catch the reader’s attention, it is unclear why the book’s cover image is a naked woman lying on her side, implying erotica. Combined with the cover, even the book’s title, “There’s Going to Be Trouble,” can suggest sexuality. But this book does not contain any eroticism. Yes, you will read about two fixated love affairs during different decades—however, the narrative centers on political upheaval in the 1960s and 1980s.
In 1968, Keen is avoiding the Vietnam draft by pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard. Unexpectedly, he experiences an intense, one-sided love affair with Olya. She is a college-aged, ferocious political community activist. While Keen is not interested in politics, he agrees to attend Olya’s latest political demonstration, which will be far more violent than usual and has a fatal outcome.
In 2018, 42-year-old Minnow (Minerva) lost her teaching position due to a questionable teaching choice she made with a student. This led to a scandal and press harassment of her and her father, Christopher. To avoid the unfavorable press in the States, she finds a teaching position in Paris. Here, she runs into an intriguing young man with left-radical views. She becomes smitten with him. For his sake, Minnow, too, becomes involved in a deadly demonstration for a cause she does not support. There is another connection between the two timelines other than romantic relationships and demonstrations. I would be giving away the ending if I told you.
Minnow, Keen, and Olya are egotistical individuals who don’t care about the people they endanger. Having all-unlikable protagonists can work in a novel, but not in this one since the plot occasionally fails to hold one’s attention. Silverman does a good job describing the 2018 real-life turbulent Macron protests. She does not do the same for the student revolts in her narrative. She continuously presents the reader with lethal revolutionary scenarios. Both timelines began to read the same. I started skimming, which is never a positive indication of a good tale.
At the novel’s end, the author creates suspense, which lures me back into the story. Silverman’s quick transitions between years with brief glances at the characters’ situations create a strong tension. This is a hard book to review. After skimming out of boredom, I became anxious about the plot’s outcomes. Additionally, I enjoyed Silverman’s descriptive writing, which effectively conveys the rage of the demonstrators followed by police brutality. Still, this novel was not for me. You may enjoy this one more than I did if you are keen on reading about non-peaceful political movements.
I received this novel at no cost from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Find all my book reviews at:
https://books6259.wordpress.com
https://www.goodreads.com
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.facebook.com/martie.neesr...
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/c...
June 18, 2024
READING VLOG
Major thanks to NetGalley and Random House for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts:
Who are your friends? What do they stand for? What do the6. Noose to believe in?How do they believe in it? Is there thought in action or action thought? Which comes first? Who comes first?
Told in dual time framework, you realize where protest belongs when compared to the individual vs collectivism. And with very real characters, you get a better sense of who you are and where you stand, especially in turbulent times like now. What is performative? What does it mean to be in the mean streets? Has violence changed? Or is how we see violence changed?
Silverman has created a timely text that though is hard to get along with at first, you end up thinking of the characters outside of the narrative and you watch the news and you think, what the hell am I supposed to be doing? For whose sake? And what about my own sake? And for which others?
Not one to be missed.
Major thanks to NetGalley and Random House for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts:
Who are your friends? What do they stand for? What do the6. Noose to believe in?How do they believe in it? Is there thought in action or action thought? Which comes first? Who comes first?
Told in dual time framework, you realize where protest belongs when compared to the individual vs collectivism. And with very real characters, you get a better sense of who you are and where you stand, especially in turbulent times like now. What is performative? What does it mean to be in the mean streets? Has violence changed? Or is how we see violence changed?
Silverman has created a timely text that though is hard to get along with at first, you end up thinking of the characters outside of the narrative and you watch the news and you think, what the hell am I supposed to be doing? For whose sake? And what about my own sake? And for which others?
Not one to be missed.
February 20, 2024
Minnow is a quiet, abiding teacher in her small American community until she chooses to help a young student in a difficult situation. Once exposed, she’s vilified to the point of being forced to move to Paris. Her father, Keen, is devastated; he's tried so hard to raise her to fit in and go with the flow.
Once in Paris, Minnow discovers a new type of attitude in people her age. They’re protesting the government in louder and more elaborate ways. Minnow falls in love with Charles and supports him and his beliefs with all her heart. Little does she know that she’s mirroring the life of her father, a person she thinks she knows everything about.
Moving from past to present, we meet Minnow’s parents when they fall in love in college. Olya is everything Keen is not, and he loves her for it. But she, like present day Charles, has rebellion in her soul. As we watch Keen’s and Minnow’s mirrored lives scream forward to what can’t be a peaceful future, the parallels prove that blood, unwittingly, is thicker than water. Told from a neutral viewpoint, this story held my attention to the very last foreboding paragraph with vivid characters and plot.
Thanks so much to Random House Publishing Group- Random House for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. The publishing date is April 9, 2024.
Once in Paris, Minnow discovers a new type of attitude in people her age. They’re protesting the government in louder and more elaborate ways. Minnow falls in love with Charles and supports him and his beliefs with all her heart. Little does she know that she’s mirroring the life of her father, a person she thinks she knows everything about.
Moving from past to present, we meet Minnow’s parents when they fall in love in college. Olya is everything Keen is not, and he loves her for it. But she, like present day Charles, has rebellion in her soul. As we watch Keen’s and Minnow’s mirrored lives scream forward to what can’t be a peaceful future, the parallels prove that blood, unwittingly, is thicker than water. Told from a neutral viewpoint, this story held my attention to the very last foreboding paragraph with vivid characters and plot.
Thanks so much to Random House Publishing Group- Random House for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. The publishing date is April 9, 2024.
August 25, 2023
The title of this novel is so perfect. There is a feeling of dread woven through every scene, both the flashbacks to the 60's and the current contemporary times. Minnow (Minerva), is hiding in Paris. She made a decision that cost her her teaching job in the US and she is filling in for a friend during the tumultuous Macron protests. While she licks her wounds, she meet a young radical that intrigues her.
As we learn more of Minnow, she mentions her close relationship with her father. The alternating chapters are her father's story in the 60's as he studied at Harvard during the Vietnam war and became involved with a group of protestors. Their stories mirror each other without being too perfectly matched. The dread and tension grew and it actually reminded me of the one of my most favorite books - Atonement - I actually gasped out loud at some of the events!
Jen Silverman beautifully captures youth, age, protesting and some very big themes. I think that everyone will come away with a different opinion on the themes of this book, and that is just brilliant!
The catch phrase for the description of the book is "The course of your life can change with one split-second decision." As a teacher, in the age of social media, we all know this to be true.
Grab this book is you are an old lefty, a new radical, or just love beautiful writing!
#randomhouse #theresgoingtobetrouble #jensilverman
As we learn more of Minnow, she mentions her close relationship with her father. The alternating chapters are her father's story in the 60's as he studied at Harvard during the Vietnam war and became involved with a group of protestors. Their stories mirror each other without being too perfectly matched. The dread and tension grew and it actually reminded me of the one of my most favorite books - Atonement - I actually gasped out loud at some of the events!
Jen Silverman beautifully captures youth, age, protesting and some very big themes. I think that everyone will come away with a different opinion on the themes of this book, and that is just brilliant!
The catch phrase for the description of the book is "The course of your life can change with one split-second decision." As a teacher, in the age of social media, we all know this to be true.
Grab this book is you are an old lefty, a new radical, or just love beautiful writing!
#randomhouse #theresgoingtobetrouble #jensilverman
May 28, 2024
Protests serve as the framework for the dual storylines in this novel: the Vietnam War in the US and the more current Yellow Vests demonstrations in France. Needed change underpinned both movements, but a dark side is explored in this novel when frustration becomes anger and violence seems the logical next step. The anonymity crowds and chaos give cover to those who destroy storefronts and vehicles of innocent women and men. For others, it’s about a need to belong as is shown with Keen. In Minnow’s case, it seems she suffers from a predisposition to act without assessing the cost to others or the basic question of whether or not it is her fight. As it is with most of those who tangle in this book, their moral compass will be exposed when they are pressed to make a decision to face the consequences of their decisions or to pass the buck.
Thank you to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing this eARC.
Thank you to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing this eARC.
January 31, 2024
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group for providing an aARC copy in exchange for an honest review
Described as “An exhilarating novel of star-crossed romances and radical politics, with writing so evocative I swear I could smell the tear gas.” and told in dual timelines.
Minnow is a literature professor who has lived a quiet normal life raise by her single dad. One day she finds herself helping a student when said student comes to her with no other place to turn. What happens next takes her life out of control, protests, death treats, all semblance of privacy stops, and so she flees to Paris to start fresh. Things don't go as planned and she gets herself involved with a fellow professor Charles who is deep into activism, and protest against a powerful government. Minnow's life begins to mirror her father's, from over 40 years ago in the midst of the Vietnam War.
This book is very far out of my comfort zone, but I really enjoyed it. It had a few aspects that I really love, a dual timeline, politics, and romance that came together in a very interesting way. The themes explored, were very thought provoking, and so well navigated. The power of speaking up and protesting. How quickly the intention of doing good and keeping things peaceful, can spiral into something you can't undo. How love leads you in directions you didn't expect. The way the author had both timelines mirror the other but still have each story be so compelling yet tie into the other was magical. So many poignet ideas were presented through conversations between characters that have really left me thinking. The characters were all so flawed but so dynamic, even the secondary characters. The ending was left very open which is why it was not a full 5 star book for me. But over all this was a very powerful and beautiful book.
Described as “An exhilarating novel of star-crossed romances and radical politics, with writing so evocative I swear I could smell the tear gas.” and told in dual timelines.
Minnow is a literature professor who has lived a quiet normal life raise by her single dad. One day she finds herself helping a student when said student comes to her with no other place to turn. What happens next takes her life out of control, protests, death treats, all semblance of privacy stops, and so she flees to Paris to start fresh. Things don't go as planned and she gets herself involved with a fellow professor Charles who is deep into activism, and protest against a powerful government. Minnow's life begins to mirror her father's, from over 40 years ago in the midst of the Vietnam War.
This book is very far out of my comfort zone, but I really enjoyed it. It had a few aspects that I really love, a dual timeline, politics, and romance that came together in a very interesting way. The themes explored, were very thought provoking, and so well navigated. The power of speaking up and protesting. How quickly the intention of doing good and keeping things peaceful, can spiral into something you can't undo. How love leads you in directions you didn't expect. The way the author had both timelines mirror the other but still have each story be so compelling yet tie into the other was magical. So many poignet ideas were presented through conversations between characters that have really left me thinking. The characters were all so flawed but so dynamic, even the secondary characters. The ending was left very open which is why it was not a full 5 star book for me. But over all this was a very powerful and beautiful book.
August 9, 2023
“There’s Going to be Trouble” by Jen Silverman is a thought provoking beautifully written book that kept me reading for two days straight. It is the story of a young woman who has an affair with a radical activist. She has to come to terms with her own scandalous past during the tragic & violent 60s era to today’s equally chaotic present world. This book is full of suspense, love, and sacrifice that force us to recognize the consequences of the choices we make and how it impacts the future.
Thank you NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group and the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group and the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
April 24, 2024
Dual timelines, both with the same generic characters preaching at each other, existing just to be mouthpieces for the author so they barely register as people, 1968/2018 blending together by the end until it's hard to remember where you are and it barely matters.
April 11, 2024
via my blog: https://bookstalkerblog.wordpress.com/
“𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨?”
Minerva “Minnow” Hunter accidentally stumbles into a protest while in Paris, where she teaches at a university. Swept up in a sea of protestors known as gilets jaines (yellow vests), what she knows about them is vague at best or from television. Minerva understands only that they are mad at Macron about the fuel tax. She catches sight of fellow teacher Charles Vernier, charismatic, handsome, aristocratic, and beloved by his students, a man who has barely noticed her before, likely because she is quiet, swallowed up in the background. But here, he recognizes her, surprised by her presence, and finds himself drawn to her curiosity, enlightening Minnow about what the people are fighting against, the control and suffering; that it goes far deeper than passing politics and silly signs. His intense anger and passion illuminate her, but it is his attention she hungers for. Her father wouldn’t approve, she has spent her life measuring herself against her father Christopher’s character, values. A steady man and chemistry professor who raised her by himself, he has already been disappointed by the trouble she created at her last teaching job. Against her better judgement, she was engaged in helping a troubled student that slowly became threatening, overstepping her place according to the rules. For once, she wants to be her own guide, to vanquish her father’s voice in her head, to not be a parrot of his beliefs, his mirror. Right now, they are not in contact, and it is her chance to assert herself in her own life. She is oblivious to the fact that she is not the trailblazer in the family, for another has found himself involved radical acts.
It is 1968, Keen spends his days in a chemistry lab, with a two-year deferment from the Vietnam war, he is free to attain his PhD at Harvard. A life of science is all he cares about, until he falls in love with Olya, a beautiful activist who invites him to readings and teach-ins against the war. Keen doesn’t yet know about the involvement she has in protests. It isn’t long before she is exerting an influence on him, making him see the reality of what is happening on campus and the horrors of war, forcing him outside the basement. He is no longer viewing life through his perspective and dreams alone, now his mind is clouded by her vision, her fight. He finds himself enlisted in something as dangerous as the war itself, an act that will forever change the trajectory of his life.
Minerva has never understood her father’s fears, his exaggerated anger about parts of history, only that his views shaped her universe. She doesn’t know much of her parents love, the reason for her mother’s absence from their lives nor the shame and guilt that haunts her father’s days but fate has a way of coming full circle.
This novel is clever, and as much as Minerva pulled me in, it was Charles whose choices stunned me. It is a novel about the weight of politics, whether you are fighting or indifferent, but also about the sway of love, passion, and parenthood. How can you sink into the status quo when a fire is driving you to be the change? Some are anchors, others are fire, but no one can avoid the world as it is transforming.
Publication Date: April 9, 2024
Random House
“𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨?”
Minerva “Minnow” Hunter accidentally stumbles into a protest while in Paris, where she teaches at a university. Swept up in a sea of protestors known as gilets jaines (yellow vests), what she knows about them is vague at best or from television. Minerva understands only that they are mad at Macron about the fuel tax. She catches sight of fellow teacher Charles Vernier, charismatic, handsome, aristocratic, and beloved by his students, a man who has barely noticed her before, likely because she is quiet, swallowed up in the background. But here, he recognizes her, surprised by her presence, and finds himself drawn to her curiosity, enlightening Minnow about what the people are fighting against, the control and suffering; that it goes far deeper than passing politics and silly signs. His intense anger and passion illuminate her, but it is his attention she hungers for. Her father wouldn’t approve, she has spent her life measuring herself against her father Christopher’s character, values. A steady man and chemistry professor who raised her by himself, he has already been disappointed by the trouble she created at her last teaching job. Against her better judgement, she was engaged in helping a troubled student that slowly became threatening, overstepping her place according to the rules. For once, she wants to be her own guide, to vanquish her father’s voice in her head, to not be a parrot of his beliefs, his mirror. Right now, they are not in contact, and it is her chance to assert herself in her own life. She is oblivious to the fact that she is not the trailblazer in the family, for another has found himself involved radical acts.
It is 1968, Keen spends his days in a chemistry lab, with a two-year deferment from the Vietnam war, he is free to attain his PhD at Harvard. A life of science is all he cares about, until he falls in love with Olya, a beautiful activist who invites him to readings and teach-ins against the war. Keen doesn’t yet know about the involvement she has in protests. It isn’t long before she is exerting an influence on him, making him see the reality of what is happening on campus and the horrors of war, forcing him outside the basement. He is no longer viewing life through his perspective and dreams alone, now his mind is clouded by her vision, her fight. He finds himself enlisted in something as dangerous as the war itself, an act that will forever change the trajectory of his life.
Minerva has never understood her father’s fears, his exaggerated anger about parts of history, only that his views shaped her universe. She doesn’t know much of her parents love, the reason for her mother’s absence from their lives nor the shame and guilt that haunts her father’s days but fate has a way of coming full circle.
This novel is clever, and as much as Minerva pulled me in, it was Charles whose choices stunned me. It is a novel about the weight of politics, whether you are fighting or indifferent, but also about the sway of love, passion, and parenthood. How can you sink into the status quo when a fire is driving you to be the change? Some are anchors, others are fire, but no one can avoid the world as it is transforming.
Publication Date: April 9, 2024
Random House
March 4, 2024
ARC provided by NetGalley.
It has been a long time since I read something so sincere and tender. Reading this novel in the midst of the Palestinian genocide, when my own college is so heavily restricting any kind of protest, made it so much more relevant and horrifying.
Usually, when people say that they go away from a book with more questions than answers, they present it as a critique, but in this case it is the highest compliment I can give. This novel posed so many pertinent queries about what it is to live in a broken world and its political system and how to find the balance between self-preservation and the duty to seek change. It made me re-evaluate my own outlook on protest, on hope and on drawing the boundaries between the individual and the political (and whether there are any).
All of these discussions were put forward through a compelling dual-narrative plot with a greatly interesting cast of characters. The writing style was beautiful and the two perspectives were handled so well - even though I am not usually a fan of multiple POVs, it felt so necessary in this case to really showcase the generational aspect of the issues surrounding this book.
Honestly, just… wow. Everyone concerned for the state of the world needs to read this, right now.
It has been a long time since I read something so sincere and tender. Reading this novel in the midst of the Palestinian genocide, when my own college is so heavily restricting any kind of protest, made it so much more relevant and horrifying.
Usually, when people say that they go away from a book with more questions than answers, they present it as a critique, but in this case it is the highest compliment I can give. This novel posed so many pertinent queries about what it is to live in a broken world and its political system and how to find the balance between self-preservation and the duty to seek change. It made me re-evaluate my own outlook on protest, on hope and on drawing the boundaries between the individual and the political (and whether there are any).
All of these discussions were put forward through a compelling dual-narrative plot with a greatly interesting cast of characters. The writing style was beautiful and the two perspectives were handled so well - even though I am not usually a fan of multiple POVs, it felt so necessary in this case to really showcase the generational aspect of the issues surrounding this book.
Honestly, just… wow. Everyone concerned for the state of the world needs to read this, right now.
February 27, 2024
I am so thankful to Random House Books, Jen Silverman, and PRH Audio for the #freeaudiobook (#PRHPartner) and the digital access before this baby hits shelves on April 9, 2024.
There's Going to be Trouble tells the story of a father and daughter who both find themselves caught in violent riot scenarios, protesting two very different social issues during their youth -- the father falls in love with the mysterious Olya and her crew as they protest the Vietnam war in 1968, and contribute to those efforts. In the future, his daughter, Minerva or Minnow, falls for a French man named Charles as they speak out against the rising fuel taxes and discrimination in Paris in 2018.
The father is quite protective of his daughter, for he sees many of Olya, his forever life partner and radical counterpart in Minnow, and wants her to be safe. Still, after many back-and-forth blowouts. and flashbacks and forwards, our paternal character learns to accept his daughter for who she is and what she fights for. This is a story about individualism and forgiveness in so many ways, and I couldn't get enough.
There's Going to be Trouble tells the story of a father and daughter who both find themselves caught in violent riot scenarios, protesting two very different social issues during their youth -- the father falls in love with the mysterious Olya and her crew as they protest the Vietnam war in 1968, and contribute to those efforts. In the future, his daughter, Minerva or Minnow, falls for a French man named Charles as they speak out against the rising fuel taxes and discrimination in Paris in 2018.
The father is quite protective of his daughter, for he sees many of Olya, his forever life partner and radical counterpart in Minnow, and wants her to be safe. Still, after many back-and-forth blowouts. and flashbacks and forwards, our paternal character learns to accept his daughter for who she is and what she fights for. This is a story about individualism and forgiveness in so many ways, and I couldn't get enough.
October 16, 2023
In 1968 chemistry lab worker Keen is pulled into anti-war and other student demonstrations by an exuberant Olga. Their love affair will have consequences. Fifty years later in 1981, Minnow in Paris as a teacher gets caught up with anti government demonstrations against Macron's unpopular policies.
The two stories come together at the end of this literary novel about protests, youth demonstrations, and the question of how or whether they change anything they are against. by these protests.
I see this novel as about characters who change and grow and find meaning during those two turbulent times of demonstrations, rather than the significance of the demonstrations themselves. There are graphic descriptions, however, about the violence against the protestors by the police.
The pace is slow in most of the book and I had to keep reading to find the meaning and/or relevance of the characters' lives.
The two stories come together at the end of this literary novel about protests, youth demonstrations, and the question of how or whether they change anything they are against. by these protests.
I see this novel as about characters who change and grow and find meaning during those two turbulent times of demonstrations, rather than the significance of the demonstrations themselves. There are graphic descriptions, however, about the violence against the protestors by the police.
The pace is slow in most of the book and I had to keep reading to find the meaning and/or relevance of the characters' lives.
May 2, 2024
When Minnow finds herself in the middle of a public scandal because of her role in helping one of her students with a controversial decision, her life begins to unravel. Seeking a clean slate, she accepts a teaching position in Paris. There she meets Charles—a young activist with a powerful French family. Minnow finds herself pulled into more and more dangerous protests, and things finally reach a tipping point that she is unaware mirrors a tragedy from her family’s past.
Decades earlier, Keen is pursuing his PhD at Harvard and praying he won’t be drafted for the Vietnam War. He falls in love with Olya, a radical activist who persuades him to join her cause. He could never predict the consequences that would follow him afterward.
The novel jumps back and forth in time between modern France and the student movements of the late sixties. It’s a story about the cost for standing up for what you believe in and a warning to make sure that you’re standing up for your own beliefs instead of adopting someone else’s. It’s about how infatuation can blind us and how our choices shape us. It’s about legacy, creating change, and the way history repeats itself.
Reading this just as the campus protests were beginning around the country felt surreal and ominous. I can’t imagine a more timely book for people to read right now.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Decades earlier, Keen is pursuing his PhD at Harvard and praying he won’t be drafted for the Vietnam War. He falls in love with Olya, a radical activist who persuades him to join her cause. He could never predict the consequences that would follow him afterward.
The novel jumps back and forth in time between modern France and the student movements of the late sixties. It’s a story about the cost for standing up for what you believe in and a warning to make sure that you’re standing up for your own beliefs instead of adopting someone else’s. It’s about how infatuation can blind us and how our choices shape us. It’s about legacy, creating change, and the way history repeats itself.
Reading this just as the campus protests were beginning around the country felt surreal and ominous. I can’t imagine a more timely book for people to read right now.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
July 11, 2024
So, I went in blind. I never read this author before. All I saw was that this audiobook was narrated by Marin Ireland. That's all it took for me to pick up this book.
What I loved:
Silverman's writing style. Reminds of Jodi Picoult's style.
The dual story lines
The saga of this family
Wonderful quotes about the patriarchy and systems and doing what's right
What I wished for:
A prolonge or a time jump into the future for Minnow. Usually, I love ambiguous endings. And this could just be me not wanting the novel to end, but I'd love to know what happened to this family unit.
Eh, a better cover.
What I loved:
Silverman's writing style. Reminds of Jodi Picoult's style.
The dual story lines
The saga of this family
Wonderful quotes about the patriarchy and systems and doing what's right
What I wished for:
A prolonge or a time jump into the future for Minnow. Usually, I love ambiguous endings. And this could just be me not wanting the novel to end, but I'd love to know what happened to this family unit.
Eh, a better cover.
August 1, 2024
Another win for jen silverman admirers (me)!!! This book is probably more of a 4.5 stars, but I’m rounding up because it felt so timely and relevant to my life.
As always, I was completely absorbed by the characters, and I actually really enjoyed getting both Minnow and Keen’s POV (which alternated in each chapter until the final one).
As someone who has been evaluating my relationship to activism/politics/protest/etc. in these past few months, this book was thought-provoking and a comfort. There was of course still tension throughout (which I loved!), but I think so much of my love for this book came from the experience of reading it when I was exploring a lot of similar themes in my own life. I love a narrative story that also makes me THINK without taking too much away from my being immersed within the characters and plot.
Jen Silverman’s work has always seemed to find me at the exact right time, and I’m so grateful. Will be thinking about this book for awhile. <3
As always, I was completely absorbed by the characters, and I actually really enjoyed getting both Minnow and Keen’s POV (which alternated in each chapter until the final one).
As someone who has been evaluating my relationship to activism/politics/protest/etc. in these past few months, this book was thought-provoking and a comfort. There was of course still tension throughout (which I loved!), but I think so much of my love for this book came from the experience of reading it when I was exploring a lot of similar themes in my own life. I love a narrative story that also makes me THINK without taking too much away from my being immersed within the characters and plot.
Jen Silverman’s work has always seemed to find me at the exact right time, and I’m so grateful. Will be thinking about this book for awhile. <3
February 20, 2024
If you enjoy reading about the 60s, this one is for you. This story covers the complexities of interpersonal relationships between two protagonists. The book explores the ramifications of war, activism, and a passionate love affair. The book was incredibly thought-provoking and has me looking to read more of Jen Silverman's books.
January 24, 2024
received this arc from netgalley in exchange for an honest review!
pretty solid fictional dissertation on the personal being political
pretty solid fictional dissertation on the personal being political
June 13, 2024
Such good writing, so fun to find a new great author and think about doling out her other books over time.
Butt painting on cover is something of a red herring FYI.
Butt painting on cover is something of a red herring FYI.
April 7, 2024
I have never written a review before but I LOVED this book. The dual storyline sucks you in immediately and the writing is so insightful to human nature. The two questions the book asks will leave me thinking for a while: How far will you go for activism and how far will you go for love?
Displaying 1 - 30 of 123 reviews