reubenalbatross 's review for:

Pictures of You by Emma Grey
4.75
challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a surprisingly good book – an antidote to Colleen Hoover’s bullshit. 

If I’d just read the blub before reading it, I don’t know if I would have read it, and there was so much potential for a toxic mess. Thankfully, I think it handled all the complex topics really sensitively and realistically. It made for an insightful and powerful read. 

The book was even based around two elements I usually hate – miscommunication and memory loss. However, unlike most times they’re used, both made complete sense with the book’s premise and were used realistically. 

It was also really nice to read a book set in Australia, especially when listening to an audiobook.