Counting by 7s

Despite being slightly annoyed by the constant change in voice (not just POV), I absolutely loved it. I loved the air in between the short paragraphs and the punch of the short sentences. The humour. The depth, the breaking apart and then bringing everything back together. The balance.
So well done.

What a great book! I really want to read this with my middle school students.

Given the number of accolades this book garnered, I was expecting something more. Its very cute and I laughed at how neatly it was all tied up at the end but I did not feel emotionally invested by any of it.

3.75 stars

Willow Chance is different. She is brilliant. And, except for her loving parents, Willow keeps to herself. She finds it soothing to count by 7s.

When her parents are killed in an accident, Willow is left to muddle through, to pull together a new set of family members, to find new ways to face the world.

I loved the intriguing, very-flawed-but-human characters in this story. I look forward to reading Sloan's next book.