SuitabookWhatever doesn't kill you
Elizabeth Wennick
- Reading
- Consider checking in after the story’s discussion of the killing or planned confrontation, and pause if your reader wants time to talk through the family tensions.
- Themes
- Loss and family strain: Jenna’s father was murdered when she was an infant, and the premise says her family was shattered; her relationships with family and friends may be affected by her search. Loss and family strain are central circumstances, but the book’s wider treatment of them is not established.
- Seeking answers through confrontation: After learning that the man who shot her father has been released from prison, Jenna becomes intent on finding and confronting him; her search may reveal more about the murder. The premise sets up a difficult pursuit, but does not establish whether the story endorses, challenges or questions Jenna’s choices.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes a father’s murder, his child’s loss, and a planned confrontation with the man who shot him. The intensity and detail of these scenes are unclear.