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“I almost dropped her in the snow but I didn‘t because the fierceness with which we love gave me enough strength.”

Remy left for the US long back. Years later, he decides to come back to India to adopt a baby and to see his mother before it gets too late. Slowly, as family secrets surface, relationships change like never before.
The book takes time to pick up the pace. I loved the author's writing style and how she just keeps you engaged throughout. I didn't like the characters that much but the story is worth reading. The ending also makes it worth it.
4/5🌟

I kept thinking of this photo while reading the book. Damage from a bear in Pawlet, Vermont. I enjoyed this story of two sisters dealing with poverty, a seriously ill mother, and the delight and fear of having a bear on the island. The focus on how sisters grow together and apart and have a completely different understanding of their lot in life was very honest and accurate.

2024 Reads Continued

TGA - just as good as TG, if not better. I await a 3rd

TG - Vamps & human exist together. Very much a police procedure with a ending set up for a sequel. Was a very quick read

MOTN - Just ok. Like THATL, one of my least favs from Sager

HE - Cracking read! Probably his best so far

starting this one tomorrow! so excited!

change of username, coming tomorrow! :)

I have a hard time with books where characters are trapped by circumstances and there seems to be no way out. This one felt similarly oppressive, plus the added menace of the bear! I found it difficult to read, emotionally speaking, but also so riveting I had a hard time putting it down.

I was impressed by how Phillips utilized a close, limited third-person perspective, filtering everything through Sam‘s POV but stopping short of first person.⤵️

A beautiful story about sisterhood and life struggles. Highly recommend.

I found this book okay. I didn‘t really like the writing style and that I felt like all of the characters were quite unlikeable, but it did keep my attention/ some bits where quite tense.

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Two sisters living on a Canadian island are bound up in dreams of selling their “ancestral” home for a fortune when their mom dies and moving away from their dead-end jobs. But when a bear continually occupies their lives, it becomes obvious all is not what it seems. Both sisters are frustrating in different ways but so real. The book makes you think, what would I do if a wild, dangerous animal stalks your home? I‘d be terrified…because it‘s a ⬇️

It‘s shipped, @DinoMom ! Whew. The first item I ordered was the last to arrive. I had a ridiculously good time assembling this swap. I do hope you like it and it gets there in time (🤞). I‘ll track it and keep you posted. #StaycationSwap @Chrissyreadit