Evergreen by Rebecca Rasmussen
Expected publication: July 8th 2014 by Knopf
This book was sad yet uplifting at the same time. These
characters are flawed but flawed by things done to them by others and how they
dealt with the hurts that were done to them. My favorite character was Lulu she
was an amazingly strong woman who conquered whatever life threw at her and was
strong for everyone around her, she was the kind of friend I think anyone would
be lucky to have. Hux was my second favorite he had a quiet reserve and so much
empathy for people.
Of course it is hard to agree with some of the choices made
by these people especially Evaline but if she had made different choices then
it would have been a very different book. The treatment Naamah received in the
orphanage is tough to read but it is one of those instances where it made her
who she was flaws and all and her choices when she left the orphanage were
caused by the treatment she got there.
Parts of this book will break your heart and parts will make
you smile, this is one of those books that is hard to review because I don’t want
to give anything away because I want you to experience it for yourself. This
one will give you such a book hangover I can’t get these characters out of my
head. I finished this book 3 days ago and am still thinking about these
characters and miss them and it makes me tempted to go back and start again at
the beginning just to be close to them again.
My only qualm would be I wish I knew Naamah's journey after
Racina ended up in the hospital and how she ended up where she did. And there
were times I wish she hadn’t jumped quite so far in time but I think that was
more about me missing the characters.
I don’t want to say too much more as I don’t want to spoil
the experience for anyone so I will just say this book is a must read!
5 Stars
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