Little Fires Everywhere

 “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng
Published by Penguin Press
 
This is a family drama, with lots of drama.  Essentially, every character has some form of past and/or current drama they are dealing with.  Some individually and some together with others.  The common theme across it all seems to be choices made and their consequences.  Is there always a definite right and wrong or is there simply the grey area in between? It makes you ponder what choice you would have made if in their situation. I greatly enjoyed this one – loved both the storylines and the characters.  I just felt that at times it was missing depth. Granted, I think when you have this many characters with storylines, it’s harder to add depth without making the book too long and drawn out.
 
Side note - I found it quite interesting that although the book is told in 3^rd person, the majority of the time the adults (except Mia and Bebe) are referred to as Mr. or Mrs. rather than their first names even though they have their own storylines.
 
Finished 1/8/25 – 4/5 stars
 
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