Only Ever Always by Penni Russon

ReadOn Review by Mrs Sylaprany:

Only Ever Always by Penni Russon is about two girls, Claire and Clara. They live in two distinct, separate worlds. Claire is facing a family crisis. Her uncle, who is about to become a father for the first time, is in a coma after a serious car accident. The family is in crisis and coming to terms with this situation. During this time, Claire spends a lot of time at home alone (when her parents are at the hospital) and she drifts into what seems like long periods of sleep. Claire has enjoyed a happy and comfortable family life so the prospect of this unexpected family tragedy is a hazy and surreal experience. In contrast to the usually normal, comfortable and happy existence of Claire is Clara’s world. Clara’s world is a harsh world with a mixture of sinister, macabre characters but also characters that Clara cares about and loves dearly. Clara’s world is about day-to-day survival, it is a dusty, dirty world that is almost apocalyptic in setting.

If you like books that take you to unexpected, unusual and intriguing imaginary places with compelling, strong characters then you will like this book.

If you enjoyed Genesis by Bernard Beckett then you might like this book too.

I rate this book 4/5 ReadOn stars.

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