Little Bee

I HATE it when teenage characters are given the wisdom of 40-year-olds and we are expected to believe it. I've been a teenager, and I work with teenagers, and that is just not how their brains work. Little Bee's ability to read other people and make really selfless decisions is more fitting for an adult, and whenever it was brought to my attention that she is in fact only 16 it would take me out of the plot as I struggled with the dissonance.

With that being said, I was really into this book the entire time. Wanting to find out how Sarah and Little Bee were connected, and then to find out the full story of their encounter, kept me on edge in a good way. The ending left me with mixed emotions, but ultimately I understand why it played out the way it did.

Overall a very good read (minus the “wise teenager” syndrome”).