Bluebird, Bluebird

I received a galley of this book from NetGalley. It has not influenced my thoughts or opinions about this book.

Let me preface this by saying that I liked this book enough that despite having the opportunity to read a galley for free, I'm planning to buy a copy. I would also put this up there as one of my favorite books of 2017.

This book! Holy smokes, how has it taken me this long to read Attica Locke. I loved everything about this book – the strong sense of place, the complicated cast of characters, the racial tension, and how the plot developed. The pacing was perfect – a slow, steady ramp-up before weaving and winding through discoveries. And that ending was incredible.

If I could have, I would have read this book in one sitting. So many of the characters could have been tropes, but Locke made them feel real and flawed but not in an overwrought way. I'd love to see this one adapted for TV.