Thursday, January 30, 2020

Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus by Dusti Bowling REVIEW

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
by Dusti Bowling
read by Karissa Vacker


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Synopsis:

Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she’ll have to answer the question over and over again.

Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. It’s hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven’s about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms.

Review:

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is the story of Aven Green, a young girl with no arms and lots of spunk. Aven has lots of friends, but then her family has to move for her parents work and she starts over in a new school. Being the new kid can be lonely, but when Aven finally finds a friend and the two start uncovering secrets the move may just be the best thing to ever happen to her. 

Aven's first friend at her new school is a boy with tourettes. Throughout this entire story we see the two of these friends navigate through their disabilities. I feel like it shows the struggles of both being born with no arms and having tourettes. We watch as they struggle through their individual hardships and find their own solutions. I feel like the representation was done very well. 

There is so much to love about this book. The writing is simple and wonderful. The story was so sweet and funny. I laughed so many times at Aven and her delightful personality. Aven is a great main character. She's fun, strong, determined, and just an absolute delight to follow. I was smiling from beginning to end. 

What first drew me into this book was the gorgeous cover. I saw it, loved it and had to read the story it contained. Thankfully, what I found was a story as beautiful as it's cover. It was so cute and so sweet it was hard not to just devour it. I listened to the audiobook read by Karissa Vacker and she did an amazing job. Currently, I'm waiting to get the second book, Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus, from the library. I will be listening to the audiobook for that one as well.

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