This is probably 3.5 Stars. The writing it terrific as I would expect from Alice Hoffman. Faithful follows the story of Shelby Richmond, a 17 year old girl who has destroyed the life of her friend and herself during a near fatal car accident. Shelby is terribly depressed and pushes away everyone who tries to love and get close to her. The story is of her long, slow healing process which takes place in the book over the course of a decade. There are predictable elements and I didn't exactly like Shelby throughout the story, which made it hard for me to really fall in love with this book. The cast of supporting characters was great though. This book would probably make a good mini-series. The melodrama parts probably play better on screen.
The character development Hoffman creates is well done for the most part, and her characters are nuanced and colorful. Otherwise there's really not much else to say about this little spare novel about a girl who has to learn how to love herself all over again.
3.5/5 Stars.
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