It has been twenty years since Ginny's world was turned upside down. Twenty years since there was a fire at the school and one of her best friends lost his dad trying to fight the fire. Twenty years since she lost all of the people who were most important to her. Twenty years since she overheard the most important person in her life admit to starting the fire. Now her own personal life is on fire as her husband has been fired due to an embarrassing scandal. Ginny's first priority is protecting her sixteen-year-old daughter, Avery. She has made new friends at the dog park that she frequents, but it sure would be nice if she had those friends from her past on her side. Will Ginny be able to get through this latest fire and will she finally be able to put the past to rest?
I'd Give Anything is about a woman with a lot of unresolved issues. I liked Ginny and felt bad that she was married to a shitty husband, but I felt that she was extremely overprotective of Avery. The way she treated her daughter was almost embarrassing at times. The book is told in alternating timelines, the present and in 1997 when Ginny was in high school. I don't deny that Ginny went through some tough stuff as a teen, but the way she handled it was not ideal and present-day Ginny admits that. I was impressed with the way Avery handled the situation with her father, she was almost more mature about it than her mother. The big reveal about who started the fire was a bit anti-climatic after the confrontation between Avery and her father. CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS
Bottom Line - I'd Give Anything is a rich and layered story of forgiveness. While some of the character's personalities were annoying, the story had a lot to offer and should be read.
Details:
- I'd Give Anything by Marisa de los Santos
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- Pages: 272
- Publisher: William Morrow
- Publication Date: 5.12.2020
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- Thank you to NetGalley for the free book in exchange for an honest review.
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