C.T. M. (sirius-mama) - reviewed on 8/12/2010 + 37 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I enjoyed this as a summer read. My original hope - that the book would address how siblings are impacted when one of them has a serious medical condition and/or how siblings would support each other - wasn't realized. The family members were all so caught up in their own personal dramas that they weren't there for ANY other family member. (And strangely, each family member seemed to only have one friend to confide in outside of the family. No circle of friends, no social lives, just one friend.) That said, however, it certainly delivered on the premise of providing a family drama. Each family member seemed a bit stereotyped to begin with, and some were less likeable than others; I didn't enjoy the chapters featuring Scott so much, but Gwen's chapters were great. By the end of the book I felt the characters had become more rounded out and their behaviors were at least somewhat explained. For me, the ending pulled multiple story strands together and satisfied.

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