Mudflowers

a little thing i like to call Too Much and Not Enough, sadly. in the first half, i have to tell you...i hated this so much. it stole the "where are you supposed to put all of it" beautiful love and mourning line from fleabag and had a going rate of one simile per sentence, as in most sentences on ave......more

this character study explores family: the one you are born into and the one you form with those around you through sophie post her mother’s death as she navigates a love triangle between her childhood friend alex and poet maggie. i have mixed feelings on this. on the one hand, i loved the messiness.......more

ARC Review I am convinced Aley Waterman wrote this book specifically for me, the connection I felt to this book and the way it was written was other-wordly. Following a woman named Sophie as she navigates her relationships, friendships and her own self acceptance. When I was only about 10 pages into......more

I usually love to read these novels about young people living their messy lives, and overcoming their messy selves. I really wanted to love Mudflowers but unfortunately, this one didn’t quite work for me. Mudflowers is reminiscent of Sally Rooney novels, but with less depth. The characters felt very......more

I'd have to say I'm pretty much on the fence about this debut novel. It was simply okay for me. I wouldn't rave about it but nor would I complain about it particularly. The story mainly revolves around Sophie's relationships with Maggie and Alex. Sophie has a long term relationship with Alex, a boy......more