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A review by jodiesbookishposts
The Snow Song by Sally Gardner
4.0
I was given this audiobook via Netgalley for an honest review. I was starting to get in a wintery mood and this sounded right up my street.
The story takes place in a small community, highly religious where the status quo is controlled by the village elder men, who take on wives of their choosing and the women live very sheltered and controlled lives. All this changes when a young girl falls in love with an outsider, and to be allowed to marry him, he must return to the village before the first snow falls.
I went into this with not many pre-conceived ideas of what it would be like but I really enjoyed it. It definitely got me in a wintery mood and I felt the isolated community was done very well. It was easy to feel how stifled these women were in this.
I hadn't expected it to be as feminist as it was and felt it handled quite a few issues and handled them well.
The setting and vibe reminding me of The Bear and the Nightingale which I loved, and though it wasn't a fantasy, there are some fantastical elements in this that I thought were done well.
A solid 4 star read for me. The audio was done well and would recommend.
The story takes place in a small community, highly religious where the status quo is controlled by the village elder men, who take on wives of their choosing and the women live very sheltered and controlled lives. All this changes when a young girl falls in love with an outsider, and to be allowed to marry him, he must return to the village before the first snow falls.
I went into this with not many pre-conceived ideas of what it would be like but I really enjoyed it. It definitely got me in a wintery mood and I felt the isolated community was done very well. It was easy to feel how stifled these women were in this.
I hadn't expected it to be as feminist as it was and felt it handled quite a few issues and handled them well.
The setting and vibe reminding me of The Bear and the Nightingale which I loved, and though it wasn't a fantasy, there are some fantastical elements in this that I thought were done well.
A solid 4 star read for me. The audio was done well and would recommend.