This was my most anticipated/ intimated reads for November I love salley Rooney books like it may be a hit and miss for most people but this one was different than her most work. This book was definitely a rollercoaster so many breaking points due to toxicity and abuse I can see why this might be a lot of dnf for most.
The brothers was again tad toxic in middle half towards each other after loosing a family loss it can take a toll on family grievance can be different for people some can cope some can’t and I guess that was Peter he became emotionally unstable he did a lot of wrong things made bad choices but never worked on their own communication together which I found quite sad in that part.
Peter really pissed me off with how he was treating slyvia and Noami at times you could see his sweet side then seeing his dark moments which makes you wanna slap him. The way he was treating Ivan boiled me aswell like you don’t treat a family member like this who’s going the same greievance as you it really frustrated me seeing his pov in this story.
Ivan I really loved just finding his way in life after his dad still caring for his mum even when there far away cares about the family dog so much. The way he cares so much for Margaret like Peter take notes that’s how you should treat a women. I love that he finds himself in chess finding his true love with Margaret even though there’s some rocky moments with the age difference like who cares?
I love how the book deals with grief a lot in this after their father died from long battle of cancer it can take a toll on that family like it never fully really heals like a part of you is missing.. it’s the same situation when I loss a family member so I totally get it in that scenario
I would definitely read more of sally books her writing is so different and unique how she describes mental health aswell which you never see much in books which I appreciate that in a lot ways.