A review by floatinthevoid
Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

 Grotesque. Gross. And I mean gross. An interesting peek of the characters in the beginning, but gets really slow in the middle, then pick up fast towards the and. The pace made me lose my excitement, I don't particularly curious during the middle part of the book. Love the last part when things started going awry and the implicit symbolism I do not have any energy to explore and articulate in this review. I thought that this should end in tragedy, it is expected, nothing twisty but when done right you could have a Das Parfum-esque (I made that word up) chef's kiss ending. I love the atmospheric writing, arguably so, and all the references to film I have never watch. I think people who are cinephile with the same taste as Paradise would love this more than I. 
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