Review 136: Untethered

Untethered by Julie Lawson Timmer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book was a slow build up. Around the half-way point it really started to take off, but even some of the characterization of the main character, Char, was hard to get a grasp on until closer to the end. There was a lot of “talking” between characters, like a full page from one character until the other spoke, not sure I’ve seen that before. Anyway, these long passages sometimes didn’t feel natural, and they hid the true feelings for some characters.

Not sure I liked the way the book came to a close, well the last chapter was fine, just what came shortly before. No spoilers here, so it’s slightly difficult to describe. I’m sure many will be okay with it, I just wanted more.

This is a decent book, not overwhelming or anything. There was a new look, for me, at how step-parents and step-families may behave. That alone was worth the read.


I received a free copy of this book at a library conference. I was not required to write a review, but felt like it and, of course, the above opinions are my own.