beancastro's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
incredible. a murder mystery through time with lost love and history, couldn’t have been written in a more compelling way. loved the alternate sequence
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Suicide, Colonisation, Slavery, Antisemitism, Genocide, Deportation, and Domestic abuse
comfycozytomes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The beginning and some of the middle was a bit stop and go for me in that I would be looking ahead, trying to see how many pages I had left, but the third short story really captivated me. In all I did enjoy this book.
I also, for some reason thought, the author through the Baroness Sequence had created an entirely new FOURTH story within/from the story he had initially created; though upon starting it I realized it was the same story, but from two different starting points going back and forth following the lifetimes of Alula and Koahu. Which is equally interesting! I think I might have enjoyed the book more if I had read the Baroness Sequence instead of just cover to cover. I also love how with that perspective, it’s like you are tracing/chasing their stories throughout time as one intertwined linear path
I also, for some reason thought, the author through the Baroness Sequence had created an entirely new FOURTH story within/from the story he had initially created; though upon starting it I realized it was the same story, but from two different starting points going back and forth following the lifetimes of Alula and Koahu. Which is equally interesting! I think I might have enjoyed the book more if I had read the Baroness Sequence instead of just cover to cover. I also love how with that perspective, it’s like you are tracing/chasing their stories throughout time as one intertwined linear path
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and War
Moderate: Violence
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