Liz Kerin
Autor von Night's Edge
Über den Autor
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Werke von Liz Kerin
Getagged
Wissenswertes
- Geschlecht
- female
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Rezensionen
Auszeichnungen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 3
- Mitglieder
- 131
- Beliebtheit
- #154,467
- Bewertung
- 4.0
- Rezensionen
- 9
- ISBNs
- 7
- Child abuse & neglect
- Domestic Violence
- Gun violence
- Pandemic
- Blood/gore
- Addiction
- Emesis
Night's Edge follows a woman, Mia, as she navigates life after her mom becomes infected with the Sara disease. It alternates between her as a 10-year-old in the immediate aftermath of her mom contracting this disease and her life now, once they've established a routine, and Mia starts feeling stuck in her caretaking role.
What really drew me into this book was the opening line, "I'm hungry and it's two in the morning. The fridge is empty. And Mom is dead on the couch." I had so many questions, I knew I had to read it. Unfortunately, after the initial opening, it seemed to slow down and became a bit of a slog to get through.
Nonetheless, it was still a good book. The depiction of Mia being groomed as a child, not even realizing she is in an abusive environment, along with her slow realization as an adult that she no longer wants to live that way but not knowing how to escape, was really well done. Mia loves her mom and only has her to rely on, which makes it that much harder for her to accept her current situation as she doesn't want to upset her mother and is scared at the idea of no longer having the stability or routine in her life and the introduction of potential danger that comes with leaving.
I am quite interested to read the second book,