A review by bookishkellyn
Brooklyn by Tracy Brown

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

5.0

Brooklyn reminded me of the main character in The Coldest Winter Ever if she was a preacher’s kid. The book opens with her murder at age 24/25 before rewinding back to see her as a rebellious and selfish 17-year-old and onward. Driven by understandable trust issues, she self-sabotaged and did everyone in her life dirty.  I guessed her killer beforehand but don’t believe her lack of loyalty deserved a death sentence. The author did a great job of creating a complicated character you couldn’t root for but also couldn’t stop reading about. The heavy plot points had me still thinking about this book long after I’d finished it.

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