This book is one of my favourite reads from this year, no
doubt about it. With a heartbreaking story and characters you can't help but
love, this book sets the standards high for YA fiction.
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The concept of this book is one that I have never
encountered before, but one that can be very relatable. When younger siblings
are born, the attention gets diverted to them and that can be hard to deal
with. Added to that, Pearl dealing with the death of her mother, she is
naturally going to vent her anger to what she sees as the source of the
problem; Rose.
Pearl is a character whom you want to be there for. You
sympathise and empathise for her and just want to be what she needs, what she
can't find in others. The way her relationship with Molly changed after the
death of her mother felt very real and the other characters, Finn, Dulcie, her
dad and grandmother, felt like they were people who actually existed as their
lives didn't constantly revolve around Pearl.
This book made me think about things differently. At times
it made me smile and at others, an odd tear or two may have slipped out. I
would recommend this book to almost everyone; it's an experience everyone
should have.
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