A review by chapita4
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

3.0

This is really more like a 3.5 rating as I waffled between 3 and 4. It was a great story and I found myself surprised by several revelations throughout the book. I cared about the characters and wanted to know more and the I found the lack of follow through on some of the threads of the story frustrating. By far my favorite character in the book was the police chief, because he was not a stereotype and we really got to know him. Some of the developments of the book were so sudden and happened so quickly that it was hard to feel anything about them....and I wanted to feel because I liked them. I would still recommend this book, I loved the overall message that ultimately life is about connection and not the things that we acquire.