Review & Blog Tour ~ The Giveaway Girl by Chrissie Bradshaw

Joy’s world is turned upside down when she discovers she was given away as a newborn. She runs away from her home in Australia to go in search of her birth family in Northumberland, England.

Coming face-to-face with the Kelly family ignites Joy’s envy of her sister, Rose, and she plunges into a tailspin of mistakes and heartache.

Joy’s trouble-strewn journey is set in the sixties, a time of freedom and promise. She sees that popular culture and attitudes are changing, yet she still hides the shame of being the giveaway girl.

What will it take for her to accept the events of the past, come to understand the meaning of love and discover her true worth?

I loved this story! Joy was definitely a character! I can’t begin to imagine how she must have felt when she found out the news. You could completely understand her reaction to finding out the news but then at times she was also cutting her nose off to spite her face.

I loved the chaos that Joy seemed to leave around her as the story developed but also the love as she discovered her family. There was so many emotions that she went through whilst we read her story and she discovered her past and enjoyed her future.

I thought it was really well written and the pacing was good. The characters and the settings were really well built and described. I loved the ending and would love to hear more from them.

Huge thanks to Love Books Tours and Chrissie Bradshaw for my place on the blog tour in exchange for a free honest review.