⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of Freckles by Cecelia Ahern.
‘You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with’. A man with a yellow Ferrari says these words to Allegra Bird, otherwise known as Freckles, and so begins her philosophical search into which five people are the most influential in her life.
Allegra is a parking warden in Dublin, but originally from Valentia Island in Kerry, where her father still lives. Allegra is a troubled young lady with a disrupted childhood and leaves Kerry to try and discover her past. Throughout her journey, she meets a wide variety of people from varying backgrounds, and many of them; she incorporates into her life.
I loved (and hated) all these unique characters, and they enhanced the story and Allegra’s life as she discovers who she really is and how they will influence her as she moves forward on her journey.
Ahern wrote Freckles by incorporating any speech into the general text, and I found this a little confusing, however, it was only a minor distraction, and once I became familiar with having to watch out for who was actually speaking, and when, it became less of an issue.
The ‘average of five people’ phrase got me thinking, as I’m sure it will many people, who the five are in my life. I concluded these five will change as you go through the different phases of your life and, although there may be one or two constants, you will never keep the same five.
Freckles is a great, easy-read book which lovers of Irish writing and the Irish countryside will enjoy.
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