Hello dear Readers,
My book review of Long Bright River: A Novel by Liz Moore.
Title: Long Bright River: A Novel
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Genre: Literary Fiction/Thriller
Author: Liz Moore
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication Date: January 07, 2020
Language: English
Book Description
Two sisters travel the same streets, though their lives couldn't be more different. Then one of them goes missing.
In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don't speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling.
In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don't speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling.
Then Kacey disappears, suddenly, at the same time that a mysterious string of murders begins in Mickey's district, and Mickey becomes dangerously obsessed with finding the culprit--and her sister--before it's too late.
Alternating its present-day mystery with the story of the sisters' childhood and adolescence, Long Bright River is at once heart-pounding and heart-wrenching: a gripping suspense novel that is also a moving story of sisters, addiction, and the formidable ties that persist between place, family, and fate.
My Thoughts
Seems like the last few years, the first book I read/finished the first month of that new year, turned out to be an amazing one. This 2020 was not the exception. Long Bright River is such a beautiful book, one of these books that stays with you even after finishing it.
Seems like the last few years, the first book I read/finished the first month of that new year, turned out to be an amazing one. This 2020 was not the exception. Long Bright River is such a beautiful book, one of these books that stays with you even after finishing it.
It is not just the plot, or the characters, or the setting, or the writing. It is absolutely everything about this book that makes it an incredible reading experience. There were moments I had a hard time putting it down, I couldn't stop reading. For a nearly 500 pages long, this book is fast paced and easy to follow along with.
This was not an easy or comfortable read. Due to the subject in display, drug addiction, the opioid crisis. This kind of topics can be a trigger for people, for different reasons. I was a little hesitant as to what to expect or the way it was going to be presented/worked but the more I read, the more I could see the author really did a great job even though the subject is not an easy one, but she managed a well, beautifully-written book, about addition, the hardships it comes with and in this story, the complications and impact that issue has in the bond, relationship sisters Mickey and Kacey had growing up.
I was certainly not expecting that twist in the story, but at the end made a lot of sense for the story. Mickey, who is our narrator, is a very reliable character. Both sisters bring a lot to the story and all the other characters. I admire both sisters for all their courage and honesty and the way they confront their own issues. When Mickey realized the possibility her sister Kacey could be missing, she feared the worst and did everything she could to find her. Something else I loved about the book is how well the author present the place the story takes place. Kensington, in Philadelphia. While reading I could feel I was there, I could easily picture the place in my head.
I do not what else to say about this book other than it is one of the best books I have ever read and that I cannot recommend it enough. A powerful and beautiful novel.
Wendy
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