A review by juanat77
Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Songs for the brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari

PROs: Informative about history, politics, cultures and religions. Well written. Great job depicting what it was like living in Israel and Yemen. Character AND plot driven. 

CONs: it was a bit slow for me; second half of the book was a quicker pace. Longer than it should have been. 

The story is told in two timelines and multiple POVs. The main characters were unlikable at times but I find that it makes the story more relatable. 

Thank you NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. 

#NetGalley #songsforthebrokenhearted  #ayelettsabari 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail