Paperback, 320 pages
Published July 18, 2023 by Simon & Schuster.
Content warning I discuss the ending
Well fleshed out characters, lots of shocking twists and turns. Most felt believable and justified. The ending didn’t fit for me, ruined the book a bit. Be warned too, this book is intense.
I found the ending unnecessarily cruel too.
I’ve put off writing this review because, even though I finished it nearly a week ago, I’m still not sure what to make of Liz Nugent’s novel, Strange Sally Diamond. Every time I thought the story was settling down, Nugent would throw a wild curve ball that knocked me off of my expectations. While I enjoyed the twists and turns, I’m still puzzled by the ending of the story. I feel a blend of satisfaction and uneasiness. I can’t recall any other book that left me with such a weird sense of pleasantly mixed emotions...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
