Adeline
4.5 stars
Contemporary literary fiction about Mickey, a kindergarten teacher struggling with an alcohol addiction, is made to attend therapy as a condition to inherit a fortune from her estranged and recently deceased father, unaware that her psychologist is her half sister Arlo who has been cut off from the will.
This novel by Morgan Dick was such a great debut, I devoured this in day !
The writing was really great with the right mix of humour and emotional sensitivity.
I really liked the two main characters, who despite their flaws and questionable actions still had enough qualities and self awareness to make me care about them and root for them. I loved how each of their point of views was unique but also had some similarities in their thoughts during certain scenes.
The side characters were also well drawn out and a couple I couldn’t help but dislike.
I love how the author tackled the themes of family, grief, mental health, addiction, therapy, inheritance, forgiveness and gaslighting.
The pacing was overall really good, and I really liked the ending which felt rightfully optimistic without being too cheesy.
There’s a couple of minor elements I wasn’t a fan of, like some plot elements were resolved a bit quickly or brushed off and some stuff I wanted to see more developed.
Ultimately this was an incredible debut and I’m looking forward to see Morgan Dick’s future works.
4.5 stars
Contemporary literary fiction about Mickey, a kindergarten teacher struggling with an alcohol addiction, is made to attend therapy as a condition to inherit a fortune from her estranged and recently deceased father, unaware that her psychologist is her half sister Arlo who has been cut off from the will.
This novel by Morgan Dick was such a great debut, I devoured this in day !
The writing was really great with the right mix of humour and emotional sensitivity.
I really liked the two main characters, who despite their flaws and questionable actions still had enough qualities and self awareness to make me care about them and root for them. I loved how each of their point of views was unique but also had some similarities in their thoughts during certain scenes.
The side characters were also well drawn out and a couple I couldn’t help but dislike.
I love how the author tackled the themes of family, grief, mental health, addiction, therapy, inheritance, forgiveness and gaslighting.
The pacing was overall really good, and I really liked the ending which felt rightfully optimistic without being too cheesy.
There’s a couple of minor elements I wasn’t a fan of, like some plot elements were resolved a bit quickly or brushed off and some stuff I wanted to see more developed.
Ultimately this was an incredible debut and I’m looking forward to see Morgan Dick’s future works.