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A review by ameserole
Find Layla by Meg Elison
4.0
I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Find Layla was so freaking good. It also broke my heart a little bit because of how horrible Layla and her brother were being treated. It's never a good sign when you live in an unhealthy family and your own mother doesn't want to do a lick of parenting to you. So when I dove into Layla's life.. well, let's just say we did not go through the same experiences at all.
Even though my parents are divorced, they have never been neglectful to raising me and my older siblings. Heck, not even to the dogs either. So for someone to just do that to a fourteen year old and everyone else in this apartment building is a-okay with this? Yeah, no, I don't see that happening at all. Mostly because the world is filled with nosy ass people (like my sister) and I'm sure someone would've said or done something at one point.
Then again, that's just my opinion on that one thing.
Other than that, this book went by pretty quickly and in a way - I think I'm okay with it all. I guess I wanted more information on Layla and her brother before the last page.. but in a way, it was okay. Definitely liked diving into this book and getting to know a new author. I look forward to my next book by Meg.
Find Layla was so freaking good. It also broke my heart a little bit because of how horrible Layla and her brother were being treated. It's never a good sign when you live in an unhealthy family and your own mother doesn't want to do a lick of parenting to you. So when I dove into Layla's life.. well, let's just say we did not go through the same experiences at all.
Even though my parents are divorced, they have never been neglectful to raising me and my older siblings. Heck, not even to the dogs either. So for someone to just do that to a fourteen year old and everyone else in this apartment building is a-okay with this? Yeah, no, I don't see that happening at all. Mostly because the world is filled with nosy ass people (like my sister) and I'm sure someone would've said or done something at one point.
Then again, that's just my opinion on that one thing.
Other than that, this book went by pretty quickly and in a way - I think I'm okay with it all. I guess I wanted more information on Layla and her brother before the last page.. but in a way, it was okay. Definitely liked diving into this book and getting to know a new author. I look forward to my next book by Meg.