A review by maddy707
A Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

This book was incredibly emotional. I teared up at like 95% of the chapters. This book explores grief in such a wide and hard hitting way. I loved learning about the different ways grief is viewed in different cultures. The main characters emotions come through so strongly and is easily the best part of the book. 
 
The only thing I had issue was how all-consumed the two main characters were with each other. I just personally don’t like that in romance because I feel like a bit of their personalities and journeys were lost and they both just didn’t exist outside of each other. But this is remedied by the end. 
 
I love how they handled Cael’s journey but they could’ve focused on Savannah more. Her journey felt sidelined at times to make room for Cael’s. 
 
You shouldn’t read this book looking for a romance. You should read this book for its amazing exploration of grief. 

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