A review by amalas_bookstop
Swift River by Essie Chambers

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was so good!

This review will be for the audiobook.
This was such a nice treat. The main narrator for Diamond was perfect. I honestly felt and kind of remembered the awkwardness of being a teenage girl. I felt for her as she was having to deal with the prejudices of being the only biracial person in this New England town. I felt joy when she finally found a friend (even though she also had her issues), and I wanted to just hug her through all of the tension she was feeling with her mom and her own self worth.

This book also had different narrators when it came to the past timeline (Aunt Clara) and for her Aunt Lena. Both of these characters gave Diamond some amazing lessons through history lessons of her family.

This book is beautifully written which comes across amazingly well in audio form. I loved every bit of this experience.

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