Un viaggio chiamato casa

General Rating: ★ Diversity rating: ★★ (LGBT+: transgender; mental illness: alzheimer’s) The Way Back Home is a story about a girl whose grandmother with Alzheimer’s is sent to a care home. And since you’re reading this review and I’m assuming after this you won’t read this book, my review will contai Leggi tutto

This is a searingly authentic story about the bond between a bullied teen and her beloved grandmother who is rapidly declining into the later stages of dementia. No sugar-coating here. Allan Stratton deftly draws the reader in to the heart and mind of Zoe as her world falls apart at home and at scho Leggi tutto

Grab your tissues, because you're seriously going to be taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride with this book. I found this particularly difficult to read because it hit very very close to home with the character of the Granny. I got half way and I just didn't think I could read anymore because it Leggi tutto

Ma note : 4,25/5 J'ai adoré ce récit qui m'a fait passer du rire aux larmes ! De beaux messages et des thèmes forts qui m'ont beaucoup touché :)

This book was a really fast read, which can be a good or bad thing depending on the story being told. In this case, I think it resulted in watering down the story a bit, as things seemed to develop too quickly and it wasn't quite the story I was expecting. That's not to say I didn't still enjoy it,

Je n’ai pas adoré tous les livres d’Allan Stratton, mais il fait partie des auteurs dont j’admire la capacité à créer des personnages authentiques, crédibles, qui donnent le ton à des récits poignants. Ici, sa Zoé m’a tout de suite plu, avec son ton dur, ses répliques assassines (notamment envers sa Leggi tutto

This was a short and sweet read. You get through it super fast, but the storyline is perfect. There is nothing more the author could have added. I loved the character development, the plot development, etc. Everything was perfect about the book. I liked how it talked about family disputes, LGBTQ+ co Leggi tutto