Cathy Lynn Brooks
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- Obras
- 3
- Miembros
- 4
- Popularidad
- #1,536,815
- Valoración
- 3.0
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 1
Rose-Coloured Houses by Cathy Lynn Brooks is a moving coming-of-age story. The characterizations are convincing and the narrative flows well. The larger part of the story is presented from the perspective of Peggy in the third person with segments devoted to her father’s backstory. My heart ached for Peggy and I was truly invested in her journey and would have loved it if the author had chosen to go into more detail about Peggy’s life as an adult instead of devoting so much space in the narrative on her father’s backstory. While I appreciate the glimpse into his past indiscretions, I felt those segments could have been condensed. Yes, he is despicable, and there is no redemption for him, which is established pretty early on. There is not much character development for him throughout the story - it is just more of the same. I would have liked it if we could have spent more time with Peggy’s brothers in their adult years getting to know how they coped with having lived through their miserable childhood instead of the brief mention toward the end. The ending felt a tad rushed and there was much more telling than showing. This is a short novel and I really loved the premise and Peggy, but overall, I can’t help feeling a tad disappointed with the execution.
Many thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the digital review copy. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.… (más)