Sweet hearts Book

I received an e-book copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was one of the most depressing books I've read in a long time. I knew what the book was about going into it, but wow, every single chapter of this book was just horribly depressing.

The story is told from the point of view of a deaf woman, which is different from how most novels tell their stories. The children in the story, Flint and Cecile, are the children of her sister, Frances. Frances isn't exactly up for mother of the year award, especially when Flint escapes from a juvenile detention center (he has quite a list of crimes behind him), and decides that he has no intention of going back. So, he takes his little sister (the relationship between the two is very...bothersome, to say the least), and they try and make a run for it, doing some downright terrible things in order to get away.
The writing style made it very difficult to concentrate on the story (actually, there were like three or four stories going on within this book, which made it even more difficult to concentrate), because the author detailed so many different characters, settings, and plots in a very poetic, almost lyrical, writing form. This writing style isn't a bad writing style, which I think is better suited for short stories (which I would love to read by this author, because I think she could really do some wonders with short stories).

The book itself isn't a bad a book...I knew pretty much from the beginning how the book would end, it's rather predictable. But I really didn't think it would be as horribly depressing as it was. I think that was the main problem I had with this book, aside from the writing style, and the fact that there were just too many different stories (like flashbacks) jammed into one short novel.

I considered not finishing this book several times, because the book and I just weren't a very good fit, but I'm glad I finished it.