A review by janiceinwonderland
Model Home by Rivers Solomon

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

saw this as a suggestion through my library’s newsletter and was stoked to get it so soon after placing a hold

and then i finished it in two days

the siblings, the writing, and the overall mystery of it all is what pulled me in. i once all siblings were in a house together, i immediately knew what that comfortable crowdedness felt like. even in their grieving, i related to that warmth-through-proximity. i was quickly endeared to the e-sibs and wanted desperately for them to get the closure they
(or maybe just one of them?)
needed

i sort of predicted the last few chapters, but still enjoyed the ride and i found that the most satisfying thing for me was how the way that it revealed sibling dynamics felt realistic


it’s not the horror i went in expecting, but ultimately appreciated in the end

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