Rain Reign
Ratings9
Average rating3.8
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Ratings9
Average rating3.8
Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Not everyone understands Rose's obsessions, her rules, and the other things that make her different – not her teachers, not other kids, and not her single father. When a storm hits their rural town, rivers overflow, the roads are flooded, and Rain goes missing. Rose's father shouldn't have let Rain out. Now Rose has to find her dog, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places to search. Hearts will break and spirits will soar for this powerful story, brilliantly told from Rose's point of view.
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This was such an emotional read. I don't care that what I read could be seen as emotionally manipulative. Sometimes humans must be manipulated into feeling something because they are so set on what another human should be. Folks can't imagine what it's like to be in the minds of others and what it takes to accept and truly love another individual that doesn't fit in the box you've created.
I originally received this e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. The copy read and review is based on was checked out of my local library.
I feel likeeeee I'm personally a little bit done with neurotypical authors writing from the perspective of people on the spectrum?? For me, Rose's behavior was often a little too convenient for the narrative.
IDK, I thought it was pretty telling that in the afterword, AMM mentions visiting a school for students on the ASD spectrum and thanking the director for talking with her and reading over her narrative. OK but did you... talk to the kids? Did you have the kids read it? Like, it felt like she understood how Rose's tics would present themselves but maybe not why Rose would find those behaviors comforting??
Probably a lot of neurotypical kids who haven't read anything ELSE from the POV of a neurodivergent character might find this book interesting, especially if they're also interested in dogs?
