A review by singh_reads_kanwar2
Blood Kin by Ceridwen Dovey

4.0

Review: The story is about a unknown fallen empire, whose president got killed and all the power goes into the hand of army, who take the barber, chef and portraitist, under them , portraitist who enjoying his life with his wife but world turn upside down as they are taken away with new coup , who takes women's with them for party and they are treated, and all the passionate stories they told to there mens, once barber got a chance to kill the coup leader as he come to shop for beard trimming but, nothing happens because of his thoughts what would happen latter, later chef made an attempt and was a successful attempt , novel end at abrupt note of action.
However, the abalone death scene repeats itself several times, which from my point of view make the novel somewhat bit boring for reader.

Fascinating fiction presented by several people whose lives intertwine before, during, and after a coup in a unnamed country. It's hard to imagine a book about a political coup being sensual, exotic, beautiful and terrifying at the same time, but that is just what this book is.