A review by juanat77
Catch the Sun by Jennifer Hartmann

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This is my first Jennifer Hartmann book. Honestly, I bought it because I liked the cover. I had no idea what it was about. 

The book is marketed as young adult but it should be new adult. The topics are heavy (violence, gun violence, abandonment, murder, attempted sexual assault, death, dementia) and there are multiple sex scenes. 

The first half of the book was really slow and then halfway it was a page turner and then it was slow again. I don’t think this book was for me. It was very repetitive at times. I did enjoy the Winnie the Pooh references. So much happened in the book. Too much. Very dramatic. Far-fetched at times. 

2.5 stars 
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