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Content warning for violence, abuse, enslavement, sexual abuse, kidnapping, mass atrocities and related topics. I liked pieces of this novel, but on the whole it didn't come together for me. I liked the historical threads and the contemporary narrative, but the poetry and more fantastical elements detracted for the rest of the novel. The pace of the ending came out of nowhere, and I'm still not completely sure what happened (but part of me says t...read more
4.5 Stars
I'll be honest, I wasn't sure how this book was going to read when first jumping into it, I knew the topics it would go over loosely, and what type of setting, etc.
After the first few chapters, I was basically hooked. The character introductions were to me, amazing! I quickly had a mental image of everyone in the story, what they would look like, their personalities and so much more.
The storytelling was, of course, the best part. The a...read more
I'll be honest, I wasn't sure how this book was going to read when first jumping into it, I knew the topics it would go over loosely, and what type of setting, etc.
After the first few chapters, I was basically hooked. The character introductions were to me, amazing! I quickly had a mental image of everyone in the story, what they would look like, their personalities and so much more.
The storytelling was, of course, the best part. The a...read more
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