Every bit as alive and convincing as Golden Child [Adam's debut] ... A situation rich with logistical and emotional possibilities, all of which Adam mines with subtlety and finesse. What could all too easily have been a straightforward case of will-she-won’t-she find her long-lost child is somehow both more mundane and more unsettling ... The final pages...are as gripping as any thriller, and the ending, when it comes, feels as right as it is devastating.
Never drifts. Each new memory has a weight; it shifts the balance of the narrative, reconfiguring the relationship between the events that precede it. This isn’t a confession but a reassembly, a story that evolves as the narrator tries to sort through it in her mind.
Adam is a thoughtful writer and this is a soulful, unflashy narrative ... Love Forms does not have the same propulsive quality as the kidnap narrative of Golden Child, but it’s a reflective novel that sensitively explores love and motherhood.
Cinematic ... Adam shines in her characterization of the Bishop family, their fascinating dynamics, brutal honesty, and most of all, their enduring love for one another. The core of this poignant novel is the powerful mother-child bond and its ability to endure even long after losing a child.
