Name: Abigail Joyann's review of Our Little World by Karen Winn
Item: Our Little World
Rating: 3
Author: Abigail Joyann

Karen Winn

"I was intrigued by Our Little World from the chilling first paragraph. It's a coming-of-age novel complicated by a tragic and untimely death, and it's also a novel about two sisters you will never forget. I fell in love with the confidence of the writing and the colorful nostalgia of the mid-'80s details. Our Little World will transport and transfix you."—Elin Hilderbrand July 1985. It’s a normal, sweltering New Jersey summer for soon-to-be seventh grader Bee Kocsis. Her thoughts center only on sunny days spent at Deer Chase Lake, on evenings chasing fireflies around her cul-de-sac with the neighborhood kids, and on Max, the boy who just moved in across the street. There's also the burgeoning worry that she'll never be as special as her younger sister, Audrina, who seems to effortlessly dazzle wherever she goes. But when Max’s little sister, Sally, goes missing at the lake, Bee’s long-held illusion of stability is shattered in an instant. As the families in her close-knit community turn inward, suspicious and protective, things in Bee’s own home become increasingly strained, most of all with Audrina, when a shameful secret surfaces. With everything changed, Bee and Audrina’s already-fraught sisterhood is pushed to the limit as they grow up—and apart—in the wake of an innocence lost too soon. Perfect for readers of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You, Our Little World is a powerful and lyrical coming-of-age story that examines the complicated bond of sisterhood, the corrosive power of envy, and how the traumas of our youths can shape our identities for a lifetime.

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Our Little World

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

Abigail Joyann

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3 stars

  ARC provided by Penguin Group Publishing


Taking place in mid 80's cul de sac of Hammend, a small town of about 5000 people, located in New Jersey. We are thrown into the story of Borka—or more well-known as Bee—and the summer that uprooted and set off-balance her life along with the towns. It all happened that summer day at Deer Chase Lake when their four-and-a-half-year-old neighborhood friend, Sally, went missing; lost amidst the populated sands of the sweltering summer heat. 

The town got flipped on its axis, never having such tragedy and chaos happen in its midst. As suspicions, searches, secrets, and gossip pursue—Bee's home life, relationship with her parents, and majorly her sister, Audrina, becomes strained. Family grows apart, friendships grow apart, innocence vanishes, and life keeps moving on but only with more obstacles to face.

Overall this story was very catching and sad however at many parts I started to skim. Soo many nostalgic feels as well as reminders of carefree times and innocence. It was gripping in the best moments.

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