If I have one quibble (and it’s a small one), it’s that I wasn’t sure of Mikey’s age, or even age range, for the first chapter or so. Both characters grow up throughout the course of the novel, and the ending does credit to the characters’ journey without attempting to wrap anything up in an easy package. Downham does credit to the long, often painful processes involved in any legal inquiry or battle. The voices are real and the language is breathtaking at times. But as Ellie comes to know and care for Mikey, she struggles with decisions that will shape the future of her family.Įverything about this book is beautifully handled. Karyn was at a party and drank too much she made a decision and then changed her mind. He doesn’t know what the answer is, he just wants to fix things.Įllie worships her older brother, Tom, so of course when he’s accused of sexual assault she supports him.
He struggles to look after their younger sister and alcoholic mother and keep things together, hiding the truth about their situation from social services, while keeping up his job at a local bar. She is depressed and afraid to leave the house.
Mikey’s sister Karyn claims a boy assaulted her. She made me promise that she gets it next. The only reason I didn’t devour the book in a day is that it wasn’t an option this week.Īlso, I had to wrestle it back from my friend who picked it up on the weekend and started reading it. The narrators’ voices and the situation grabbed me from the beginning. But once I cracked the spine that wouldn’t have mattered. It’s brilliant.ĭoubleday sent me a few books to review, and since this one had the earliest release date, it was at the top of the list. Jenny Downham’s latest book, You Against Me, was released just last week from Doubleday Canada.
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