Peanut Blossom Book Club for Recovering Readers discussion

This thread is for our discussion of January's book. What did you think of this month's pick??

Just finished this today! Can’t wait to see what everyone has to say about it!

Just this second finished. Does everyone love this book? I was really underwhelmed for the first two thirds... until Mia's story kicked in...

I was hooked from the get-go!

I’m about 50 pages in and enjoying it so far. Seems very well written and very human characters.

I enjoyed it. I thought the character's talent with photography was very unique. I like how it all tied the story together in a way.

I just finished it last night and was surprised how much I liked it. Based on the description, I probably wouldn't have read this on my own, but the story and the characters really sucked me in. Definitely enjoyed this pick!

I did enjoy this novel. yay!

Found it a slow burn until the last 100 pages or so! Better than her first book I thought!

I really enjoyed this book. As a product of a "rule following" household, it really made me think.

I enjoyed the book but wish I knew what happened next to everybody! 😃

Tiffany wrote: "I enjoyed the book but wish I knew what happened next to everybody! 😃"

Me too!

I really enjoyed the book. I wish it would of been a little longer to see what happens to everyone.

I enjoyed it but felt the ending happened too quickly. Really wish I could find out what happened to everyone.

I loved this book! As an (hopefully recovering) overprotective parent it really hit home with me how fear had shaped the mother's relationship with her daughter. I truly enjoyed all the relationships in this book,

I enjoyed it but I felt like it didn’t really pick up until half way through and then rushed through the ending.

I just finished this book. I don't think I would have picked it up on my own but I did enjoy it. I agree with the others that I would like to have seen what happend to everyone.

Claire wrote: "Just this second finished. Does everyone love this book? I was really underwhelmed for the first two thirds... until Mia's story kicked in..."

I agree with the underwhelming feeling I got from this book...Mia's & Pearl's stories were the most intriguing.

In general, I found it somewhat enjoyable. I would hardly have chosen to read this if not for this book club...yay!!!

I loved the in-depth descriptions and attention that the author paid to Mia's photography. As a hobbyist photographer myself, it resonated with me greatly, and I enjoyed learning about her process...the gifts she left for the family were priceless.

Maybe the author's building up to a sequel but I was disappointed in how open the ending was...I needed some closure!

Kim wrote: "I loved this book! As an (hopefully recovering) overprotective parent it really hit home with me how fear had shaped the mother's relationship with her daughter. I truly enjoyed all the relationshi..."

Yes, that rushing to the ending was real and actually kinda annoyed me :\

I Loved this Book!