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Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith
2.5

I have mixed feelings about this novel.
On one hand I absolutely adored the writing. It was elegant, lyrical, and so vivid that I could imagine everything perfectly. 

On the other hand, I think the characters are where it got a bit clunky. Kupersmith wrote this novel with multiple POVs and after a certain point it became difficult separating characters from one another, and I feel like most characters (apart from Winnie) were not fleshed our properly so they came across as somewhat flat.

The ending was a treat though, it was wonderful to see everything come together, but I feel like it would have could as much of a treat if it has been a little less complicated