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A review by parklandmom
A Writing Upon the Sand by J.M. Kirkley
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Stars: 3.25/5
Read: February 2024
Format: Kindle e-Book
Challenge Prompt: CNL’s #2 of 50 — “by an author not tried before”
Book #16 of 2024: This is the author’s debut book. I was not familiar with this huge hurricane so this book appealed to me.
I found the early part of the book quite good. However, I felt like at least 100 or more less pages could have told the story just as well. It took until past the halfway point before the storm and then there wasn’t a lot of time spent on it in my opinion.
The book did pick up for the last third of the book. Depicting the aftermath, the smells, the mess left behind, the efforts of volunteers, etc was very interesting. It helped me to picture what happened and be educated by it.
I have to admit that I found the FMC a little hard to like. She was snippy, impatient, and rather naive for someone who had been through the things she had been through. The appeal of Nathan really baffled me, especially toward the end.
I particularly liked when the book switched back to the present day and then the following Epilogue.
Read: February 2024
Format: Kindle e-Book
Challenge Prompt: CNL’s #2 of 50 — “by an author not tried before”
Book #16 of 2024: This is the author’s debut book. I was not familiar with this huge hurricane so this book appealed to me.
I found the early part of the book quite good. However, I felt like at least 100 or more less pages could have told the story just as well. It took until past the halfway point before the storm and then there wasn’t a lot of time spent on it in my opinion.
The book did pick up for the last third of the book. Depicting the aftermath, the smells, the mess left behind, the efforts of volunteers, etc was very interesting. It helped me to picture what happened and be educated by it.
I have to admit that I found the FMC a little hard to like. She was snippy, impatient, and rather naive for someone who had been through the things she had been through. The appeal of Nathan really baffled me, especially toward the end.
I particularly liked when the book switched back to the present day and then the following Epilogue.