About the Book
Ten-year-old Zac Hutchinson collects facts: octopuses have three hearts, Usain Bolt is the fastest man on earth. But no one will tell him the one thing he wants to know most: who his father is and where he went.
When Zac’s mother, Juliet, inadvertently admits that his dad is the only man she’s ever loved, Zac decides he is going to find him and deliver his mom the happily ever after she deserves.
But Liam Jones left for a reason, and as Zac searches for clues of his father, Juliet begins to rebuild what shattered on the day that was at once the happiest and most heartbreaking of her life.
Told through the eyes of Zac, Juliet, and grandfather Mick, Little Big Love is a layered, heartfelt, utterly satisfying story about family, love, and the secrets that can define who we are.
My Review
My first thought when closing this book was: aw. Such a sweet story, and one that I was sincerely hoping would have a happy ending. Heart-breaking at times, joyful at others, and the sweet innocence of a young boy in the midst of it all, Big Little Love was an entertaining and also somewhat suspenseful tale. There are so many lessons within the pages here, and so many relationships I loved seeing the dynamic between. From Juliet and her family to Zac and his lovely friend Teagan, there were plenty of layers to this novel. I wish we had a little more of the ending and maybe some of the long bits in the beginning could have been cut down, because this is quite the lengthy story, but such a nice one to read. I won’t say it’s light summer reading, but it is a good one!
4 stars
About the Author
Katy Regan was brought up in a seaside town in northern England. She studied at the University of Leeds before moving to London, where she worked as a journalist and as a commissioning editor at Marie Claire magazine. Katy has written four books published in the UK, and Little Big Love is her US debut.
