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Greenwich
Greenwich | Kate Broad
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"A stunning debut...Fast-paced, beautifully written, vividly peopled, Greenwich is impossible to put down." -- Adrienne Brodeur, bestselling author of Little Monsters Summer, 1999. Rachel Fiske is almost eighteen when she arrives at her aunt and uncle's mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. Her glamorous aunt is struggling to heal from an injury, and Rachel wants to help--and escape her own troubles back home. But her aunt is oddly spacey and her uncle is consumed with business, and Rachel feels lonely and adrift, excluded from the world of adults and their secrets. The only bright spot is Claudia, a recent college graduate, aspiring artist, and the live-in babysitter for Rachel's cousin. As summer deepens, Rachel eagerly hopes their friendship might grow into more. But when a tragic accident occurs, Rachel must make a pivotal choice. Caught between her desire to do the right thing and to protect her future, she's the only one who knows what really happened--and her decision has consequences far beyond what she could have predicted. A riveting debut novel for readers of Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty, Greenwich explores the nature of desire and complicity against the backdrop of immense wealth and privilege, the ways that whiteness and power protect their own, and the uneasy moral ambiguity of redemption.
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Jerdencon
Greenwich | Kate Broad
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Finished the tagged book as my first book for #auldlangspine - liked it but definitely a whole cast of unlikeable characters! Good choice @Librarybelle up is the Paris Express which I‘m looking forward to since I‘ve liked all her other books.
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Librarybelle Yay!!! 3d
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Jerdencon
Greenwich | Kate Broad
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Happy New Year! Cold and blustery here in NY today so plopping on the couch which my first book of #auldlangspine this morning. @monalyisha @Librarybelle - thinking of you today and sending hugs.

monalyisha Virtual hug received! Thank you & Happy New Year! 6d
Librarybelle Thank you! ❤️ And I hope you enjoy. I thought it was a remarkably good debut. I have to check my ebook collection, as I think I did purchase a copy of Sandwich. If not, I‘m putting in a request for it from the library. Looking forward to starting that. 6d
Ruthiella Happy New Year! 6d
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Jerdencon
Greenwich | Kate Broad
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When all 4 of the books I requested for #auldlangspine come in at once! Thankfully my library doesn‘t have late fees so I can get to all of these! Now to decide what to read first! @Librarybelle @monalyisha

Librarybelle Oh! I hope you enjoy! I am so looking forward to beginning Sandwich in the new year, and I‘m still thinking about which one to do after that. I may select The Colony Club! 1mo
Jerdencon Both good choices - hope you like them too! 1mo
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Chrissyreadit
Greenwich | Kate Broad
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@Librarybelle #tagyoureit - your book has a tree in the cover- and from your review it sounds Intense!!! (unlike the cover that looks peaceful) Feel free to join in the game if you are inclined 😘

Librarybelle Thank you! 6mo
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Librarybelle
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This is a hard book to review/rate, but it‘s a pick for me.

This remarkable debut novel has themes of classism, racism, sexuality, and dominance of the wealthy, not to mention drug addiction, mental health issues, and a damaged justice system. I cannot speak too much to the actions in the book, as it would be very spoiler-ish, but it‘s a book to make you think about life and prejudice and what choice you would make, and living with that choice.⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️ The story is told by Rachel, who in 1999 is a recent high school graduate. Rachel has baggage. Lots of baggage. She‘s had a falling out with her friends and feels very isolated. And bitter. Her bitterness is laced through this entire narrative. Rachel is also unlikeable, and her prejudices and perceived hurts at times make her an unreliable narrator. To escape her boredom at home before college, she agrees to spend the summer with her aunt‘s ⬇️ 6mo
Librarybelle ⬆️ family in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you‘re not in the know, it‘s a high society landscape. Rachel befriends her young cousin‘s nanny, Claudia. But, from the very beginning, Rachel foreshadows a tragedy as she unfolds that summer for the reader. When tragedy does strike, Rachel is left with a choice, and it‘s the consequences with that choice that she continues to wrestle with for the rest of the book. Told in three parts, part one is a slow ⬇️ 6mo
Librarybelle ⬆️ build to the tragedy. It‘s a perfect slow build of suspense. You kinda figure out what the outcome of the tragedy is with the breadcrumbs Rachel places in her narrative, but when the tragedy happens…just wow. Part two is the aftermath, told a little bit quicker, as Rachel blames everyone else for the choice she made and how she feels from it (she plays the victim well, though I had no sympathy for her). Part three, the shortest section, ⬇️ 6mo
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Librarybelle ⬆️ is an epilogue that seems to want to tie things together, though it is a bit rushed. As I said, Rachel is bitter and feels like life has let her down. Personally, as a loner and introvert and one who feels isolated at times, Rachel‘s actions made me take a step back and examine how I perceive my actions. I do have bitterness, but I hope I handle it with more grace than Rachel does. I think I did like this book because of the narration. ⬇️ 6mo
Librarybelle ⬆️ Imani Jade Powers does an amazing job with this book and really includes the bitter tone in Rachel‘s narration. Had I read this on my own rather than listen to it, I think I‘d have a different feel for the book. Thanks to #NetGalley for this #ALC , and I completed this during the #NetGalleyGroup #NetGalleyReadathon this past weekend. The book debuts today! @AllDebooks 6mo
AllDebooks That's a great review. Thank you for joining us. Stacked! 📚 6mo
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