Welcome to another review bookworms! I can't wait to share my thoughts on Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour with you all! I would like to start off by thanking Penguin Teen Canada for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book comes out on September 15th! Watch Over Me follows Mila who has grown out of the foster care system. She is offered a job and place to stay at an isolated farm. But she hadn't known about the ghosts. The farm is a refuge, but also haunted by the past traumas its young residents have come to escape. And Mila's own terrible memories are starting to rise to the surface. This was the first book I've read by Nina LaCour, and I can definitely understand why so many people love her writing. It was elegant, flowed nicely, and was one of my favourite aspects of the book. There was small flashbacks into Mila's past which were an enjoyable and effective way to tie in previous events. The main concept of the plot interested me a lot and the setting was very atmospheric. I definitely liked the characters, and my favourite character would have to be either Mila or Lee, who is the child she is in charge of on the farm. They both are very resilient and strong which I found to be really inspiring. Both characters develop and change together, each being an integral part in the other's journey. The message of found family was heartwarming and the emotions displayed in this book felt very real and genuine. Watch Over Me is very much an internal journey, which made for the plot to be somewhat slow at times. However I know there is a lot of you that enjoy emotional journeys that are hard hitting, if you enjoy that, this is definitely the book for you! I also had thought there would be more of a scary aspect because of the ghosts, but not to fear, it was more eerie than frightening. I also would have loved for this book to be longer so that we could experience more of the other characters and their personalities. I definitely recommend this one to anyone looking for an emotional journey in poetic prose. I gave this book a 3.5/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✨. That's the end of my review of Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour. Be sure to look out for it once it comes out! I hope you enjoyed hearing my thoughts. Have you read any other books by Nina LaCour? Let me know in the comments below!
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March 2024
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