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3.5 stars. It was eminently readable. Messy people going through messy things. It’s easy to judge these people. In fact, it’s easy to judge any one. But we are all complex and contain multitudes.
What an interesting novel. I really enjoyed reading this and I can’t even exactly put my finger on why. It was quiet and I liked the writing. I liked that it didn’t take the easy route of resolving anything too.
I loved every moment I spent with this book. It’s the story of Lina and June’s friendship from when they meet in a college party and how they weave in and out of each other’s lives. How they impact each other. How it can feel both grounding and delicate to be in a friendship this deep and how they both feel insecure and also adore each other. It’s funny, it’s lovely, and it’s so very very sad. So raw and beautiful. with gratitude to netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy for an honest review.
For some people this book will be too cheesy. There’s a bunch of suspension of disbelief. But for me, it was a beautiful portrayal of grief and what unresolved trauma can do to us and how every day, small acts can save us and help us save each other. It was both a beautiful and a heartbreaking story. with gratitude to netgalley and Scribner for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
i love Sarah Addison Allen’s writing. I love the way she creates her characters and the way they weave their way into your heart slowly and then all at once. I enjoyed both Willamena’s and Bailey’s stories. This has some supernatural parts and it won’t be for everyone, but I loved the family dynamics juxtaposed by the town dynamics. It was an interesting take on being anchored on the past. Wonderful narration, too! with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars I liked this family story that’s fractured at the seams. Small towns, lies, secrets, marriages, siblings and more in this one.
eh this was interesting but won’t really stay with me, i think i might just be tired of reading about terrible people doing terrible things for a while.
Interesting story that held my attention the whole time. It has some twists that I didn’t see coming and some that I did. I felt it was a little disjointed than I would have liked in parts but overall held together well. A story about the secrets we’re keeping, the secrets we think we’re keeping and the lies we tell and the weight of all of them. The audio narration was absolutely excellent. with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is more like a 2.5 star read for me. It was WAY WAY too long and also not nearly as interesting as the reviews and blurbs made it sound. If it were a lot less long, maybe it would have been a higher rating for me. It was so long that by the end, I didn’t really care enough about the story or to find out the full truth.
i read all the sanctuary books back to back. I knew nothing about the author but the third book was available in netgalley and they looked to be highly rated so I started them without much information. If I knew this was Christian fiction I might have not picked it up but I am glad I did. This wasn’t didactic and the plot and characters are well developed. By the third book I was fully hooked into the story and really wanted to know what happened to Paradise’s parents. This was another intense journey with one disaster after another for poor Paradise but the story wrapped up beautifully and Karen Peakes does an incredible job narrating the book! with gratitude to netgalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
i read all the sanctuary books back to back. I knew nothing about the author but the third book was available in netgalley and they looked to be highly rated so I started them without much information. If I knew this was Christian fiction I might have not picked it up but I am glad I did. I liked the storyline enough to read three books back to back and i thought it was a fun read! |
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