Little Fires Everywhere

Pop Sugar Reading Challenge - A book with a three-word title

This book suffered from something I feel like many books do: a slow, almost boring start with a lot of exposition and introduction and a plotline that really only picks up speed about halfway into the book.

Normally that would warrant at most 3 stars, but with the exception of the pacing of the beginning I loved everything about this book.

Celeste Ng managed to give every character a distinct personality. Everyone felt incredibly human and real, noone seemed to just exist for the plot, not even short appearances and side characters. The relationships and family dynamics were amazing as well. When the plot picked up speed, I was fully immersed, I felt every emotion, I even sympathised with characters I disliked a lot and that never happens. Never.

I really look forward to read other books by Celeste Ng, her writing really blew me away.
Between this and Big Little Lies I seem to also have a thing for suburban drama, so that definitely helped.