I really wanted to love this more than I did! I think I'll go back to it in future and try it again, it felt like one of those books that I'll grow to appreciate.

Even if the content of the novel didn't work for me, it wasn't difficult to see just how beautifully it was written. Some of the lines or paragraphs really jumped out to me so I've written them out. The book as a whole was a poignant look at first love, self discovery, and the relationships we have with our family's history.