The only reason I pick up Jacqueline Woodson novels is because she writes such lyrical prose and tells her stories with grace.  I particularly enjoy her books on audio, as the author herself is often a narrator and she reads her stories with such emotion. This one was no exception to those feelings. I loved the storytelling, but the story itself was lack lustre. I don’t really know who I’d recommend this to because most of it I have already forgotten just a few days later. However, in the moment it was a quick, easy read that was enjoyable to listen to. You could devour this novel in one story. And as a multigenerational family saga, I appreciated the message it sent about everyone have a history, and a future, and that there are many people intertwined. 

I’m not sure that I’ll continue to pick up this author’s books  unless a story particularly intrigues me. I think I have gotten a good sense of the author based on what I have read so far.