Review by claudcloud - We Are Okay

claudcloud 's review for:

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

What a beautiful little novel 🥹 Short and sweet but definitely packs a punch - Marin's grief (and Gramps' grief, as well!) was explored with such tenderness and care, and I felt for her every step of the way. The maybe-happy-ending that Marin and Mabel got was also super bittersweet, but I did understand why things ended the way they did. The love doesn't go away, it's just different.

My only wish is that the book was a little longer! While I definitely felt like our characters were all fleshed out very well, I do think that the plot itself would've benefited from more time to breathe, and Gramps' reveal felt a tiiiiiny bit anticlimactic to me. Other than that - I really loved this!!