“I’m the child her father left her for in the summers. While she is the child my father left me for my entire life.”
Two girls, worlds apart, yet never so close, drawn together by grief and heartache.
This is the first book i read by Elizabeth Acevedo and it certainly won’t be the last.
It explores themes of grief, family, friendships and cultural differences.
It’s extremely poignant and heartfelt.
She manages to convey every emotion the two girls feel so beautifully, I began to feel almost very protective over them, both leading very different lives, yet somehow still almost the same? I cried at points and laughed at others, it was truly a pleasure to read.
If you have a chance, i recommend the audiobook to hear the poetry come alive.
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Two girls, worlds apart, yet never so close, drawn together by grief and heartache.
This is the first book i read by Elizabeth Acevedo and it certainly won’t be the last.
It explores themes of grief, family, friendships and cultural differences.
It’s extremely poignant and heartfelt.
She manages to convey every emotion the two girls feel so beautifully, I began to feel almost very protective over them, both leading very different lives, yet somehow still almost the same? I cried at points and laughed at others, it was truly a pleasure to read.
If you have a chance, i recommend the audiobook to hear the poetry come alive.
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