

I finally read this 800 page YA novel that's been sitting on my shelf for years, a leftover from my teaching days. It took over a month & I don't even know how to review it. Definite ups & downs. Places where the narrative went off the rails. A TERRIBLE ending. Some beautiful parts woven in. A complex depiction of teenage life. So I guess overall it's a pick because a) I managed to read the whole thing & b) I have complicated feelings about it.