Definitely had aspects I liked, but overall just felt really slow and sad. I was hoping for more hope but the main character just felt like too too sad in my opinion.

Let me start by saying that Silver’s writing style is beautiful in some places, she really captures some vivid imagery that draws you in. With that being said I don’t think the premise of the story was for me, the ending left a lot to be desired and I felt unfulfilled. Although this is not my usual style of literature so for some this will be a fantastic read.

You know, at first I thought I was reading a real memoir. The author's voice was clearly coming through loudly here. This is a coming-of-age story in which a daughter is overly impacted by her own mother's coming of age. The stages of life that the daughter goes through are filled with apt cliche's of just what life is like for a privileged but daring young woman. Silver writes descriptions quite well and this makes it so easy to draw a picture in your mind as you read. Do we like the characters are not? In the end it is a slice-of-life story of one young woman. I was hoping the time frame would extend into the pandemic to see how she handled that new challenge, but sadly the book ended before we got there. It's an interesting read and the writing is exquisite in many sections of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. I will be curious to see what else the author writes.