Amity & Sorrow: A Novel by, Peggy Riley
I usually don’t give descriptions but I wanted you all to
see the description that grabbed me but didn’t follow through:
Description from Goodreads: A mother and her daughters drive
for days without sleep until they crash their car in rural Oklahoma. The
mother, Amaranth, is desperate to get away from someone she's convinced will
follow them wherever they go--her husband. The girls, Amity and Sorrow, can't
imagine what the world holds outside their father's polygamous compound. Rescue
comes in the unlikely form of Bradley, a farmer grieving the loss of his wife.
At first unwelcoming to these strange, prayerful women, Bradley's abiding
tolerance gets the best of him, and they become a new kind of family. An
unforgettable story of belief and redemption, AMITY & SORROW is about the
influence of community and learning to stand on your own.
My Review:
I requested this book because the cover and description
grabbed me, I loved the premise of the book but the execution of said premise
didn’t go very well in my opinion.
Amaranth and her daughters Amity & Sorrow are on the run
from their cult leader/preacher/god complex husband/father, when they crash their
car they are eventually taken in by a farmer who has already taken in a young
boy named Dirt and is trying to take care of his invalid father.
Amity & Sorrow are some very disturbed girls and will
need a lifetime of counseling. I did not like anyone in this book; they were
all flawed some way more than others. I like books with flawed characters but
these were beyond the norm. I know I should give more of a reason but if you decide
to read it I don’t want to spoil anything for you but know that there are some
very tough issues in this book that I felt were not handled well at all.
I came close to DNFing this book but wanted to see what
happened but was very disappointed. The ending of this made me sick to my
stomach and made me mad that I kept reading!
This book just didn’t do it for me, I see others really
enjoyed it but this is not one I will be recommending to anyone.
2 stars
I received this book from netgalley & the publisher for
a fair and honest review.
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