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Reviewed by Danelle Petersen for Readers' Favorite
Crushing Little Things by Amy Meitz centers on two pivotal characters, Juliette and Jonathon, who are very different but share one thing in common: ambition. The two have tumultuous relationships with their parents and have had to pay a heavy price for being born to tyrannical, manipulative parents. There is one person in their corner, though: Elizabeth Johnson. Childless and widowed, Elizabeth has made it her life’s mission to be the support structure neglected kids need. Juliette and Jonathon were two of those children. Elizabeth sensed a kinship between the two, and because she recognized the potential the children had, she just knew they would thrive one day. Unfortunately, Elizabeth’s gentle nudges don’t stop fate from bringing disaster into their lives, and things don’t run as smoothly as Elizabeth had hoped. Will Elizabeth’s prediction come true, or are they destined to follow in the footsteps of their evil parents?
Crushing Little Things is one of those books that not only makes a good first impression but gets better the deeper you delve into the storyline. Amy Meitz does a masterful job of drawing the reader in with a well-rounded plot and realistic characters. She paints a vivid picture for her readers, climbing into the minds of both the victim and the aggressor. Emotional abuse and physical abuse may seem different from each other, but they both inflict the same amount of trauma on their victims. Jonathan and Juliette suffer their own personal hell, and you can’t help but root for their love. Manipulation and abuse take many forms, and when it is one’s own parents who are responsible for that pain, it is hard to recover. I loved Amy Meitz’s writing style and look forward to reading more of her works. I recommend Crushing Little Things to those who have suffered abuse or even those just trying to understand the complex relationship between a victim and their abuser.
