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wordsofclover 's review for:
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
by Bryn Greenwood
I received a free digital copy from the author/publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest feedback.
Wavy doesn’t speak and she doesn’t eat. She’s living with a drug dealer father and a drug addicted mother and protecting her brother from the things that scarred her growing up. Wavy is only eight years old. One day, an employee of her father’s crashes his bike near Wavy and from that moment on Kellen is hers. And she is his. As Wavy grows older and their relationship blossoms, people begin to ask questions and they could be torn apart.
This book was powerful, emotional, well-written and beautiful while at the same time being uncomfortable and wrong. By any means, the connection between Wavy and Kellen should make anyone feel weird, considering the age difference but weirdly, I rooted for them throughout this entire book.
Their relationship was profound and real and as a reader, I could really see how they found each other in each other, if that makes sense. They both needed each other desperately, Wavy needed someone, anyone to look after her and to simply understand her silence while Kellen needed someone who didn’t judge him and someone who would just be there.Their connection was pretty amazing, while at the same time made me deeply uncomfortable.
Wavy was always a very grown-up child. At 13, she felt more like an 18-year-old, which isn’t surprising considering how and where she grew up and the parents she had. The way she began to respond to Kellen differently and he to her was really great to read about while at the same time, I wanted her to sit down and wait a little longer before growing up. (Note: there are some graphic sexual scenes in this book).
I enjoyed Wavy’s character development from a small child to a teenager discovering her sexuality and finally into a confident and proud young woman. She was really someone who didn’t let anyone beat her down in the end and I really became her cheerleader. I loved her. She stood up for the people she loved, whether it was Kellen, Donal or her cousin Amy. I really loved the end chapter, where some unexplained things were explained. I’d love a completely separate novella or book on Donal alone, and his growing up at the time we were following Wavy in school and college.
A profound and beautiful story that will definitely stay with me for a little while!
Wavy doesn’t speak and she doesn’t eat. She’s living with a drug dealer father and a drug addicted mother and protecting her brother from the things that scarred her growing up. Wavy is only eight years old. One day, an employee of her father’s crashes his bike near Wavy and from that moment on Kellen is hers. And she is his. As Wavy grows older and their relationship blossoms, people begin to ask questions and they could be torn apart.
This book was powerful, emotional, well-written and beautiful while at the same time being uncomfortable and wrong. By any means, the connection between Wavy and Kellen should make anyone feel weird, considering the age difference but weirdly, I rooted for them throughout this entire book.
Their relationship was profound and real and as a reader, I could really see how they found each other in each other, if that makes sense. They both needed each other desperately, Wavy needed someone, anyone to look after her and to simply understand her silence while Kellen needed someone who didn’t judge him and someone who would just be there.Their connection was pretty amazing, while at the same time made me deeply uncomfortable.
Wavy was always a very grown-up child. At 13, she felt more like an 18-year-old, which isn’t surprising considering how and where she grew up and the parents she had. The way she began to respond to Kellen differently and he to her was really great to read about while at the same time, I wanted her to sit down and wait a little longer before growing up. (Note: there are some graphic sexual scenes in this book).
I enjoyed Wavy’s character development from a small child to a teenager discovering her sexuality and finally into a confident and proud young woman. She was really someone who didn’t let anyone beat her down in the end and I really became her cheerleader. I loved her. She stood up for the people she loved, whether it was Kellen, Donal or her cousin Amy. I really loved the end chapter, where some unexplained things were explained. I’d love a completely separate novella or book on Donal alone, and his growing up at the time we were following Wavy in school and college.
A profound and beautiful story that will definitely stay with me for a little while!