kindleandilluminate's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
for fans of piranesi, bridget collins, natasha pulley, charles palliser. in other words, some of my favorite authors, so... yeah, I loved it.
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Some of the most useless words to include in a book review - breathtaking, lyrical, luminous, exquisite - are the ones I want most to apply to The Maker of Swans. It's all of those things, which is entirely unhelpful to anyone who's trying to decide if they'd like to read it or not, so I'll say instead - this book felt to me like Piranesi by way of Bridget Collins. If that sounds like your jam, then by all means, dive in.
It's a remarkably slow-moving book despite starting with a murder and going on to involve abductions and car chases (sort of) and secret magic. But it's slow in the way of a frozen river, with hidden depths below the still, icy surface; slow like a seed growing into a rose bush. It's a book worth lingering over.
Thank you to the publisher for the advance review copy.
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Some of the most useless words to include in a book review - breathtaking, lyrical, luminous, exquisite - are the ones I want most to apply to The Maker of Swans. It's all of those things, which is entirely unhelpful to anyone who's trying to decide if they'd like to read it or not, so I'll say instead - this book felt to me like Piranesi by way of Bridget Collins. If that sounds like your jam, then by all means, dive in.
It's a remarkably slow-moving book despite starting with a murder and going on to involve abductions and car chases (sort of) and secret magic. But it's slow in the way of a frozen river, with hidden depths below the still, icy surface; slow like a seed growing into a rose bush. It's a book worth lingering over.
Thank you to the publisher for the advance review copy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Car accident
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