Much Anticipated Read in Review: Little Fires Everywhere

Author: Celeste Ng
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Summary: Read this one for the impressively believable characters and complex family relationships!
“In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned..And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren–an enigmatic artist and single mother–who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons…When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town–and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia’s past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.” (source) Read more »