A review by clt677
The Secret Messenger by Mandy Robotham
4.0
Great story! I will definitely be looking more into the Venetian Resistance. The book takes a couple twists and turns, tho even the twists I had figured out, still had other twists I didn't see coming.
I'm not sure the present day story needs to be told. I was really left very unsatisfied. And the rift between Stella and her daughter is unbelievable. With what Stella endured, there's no way that was the cause of it. If felt just kind of thrown in there because there needed to be a cause for some reason? Altho there being a rift seems unnecessary too. Again, added nothing to the story.
Luckily the present day chapters are short and only sprinkled throughout. The meat of the story is excellent, and you can tell the author did her research.
I'm not sure the present day story needs to be told. I was really left very unsatisfied. And the rift between Stella and her daughter is unbelievable. With what Stella endured, there's no way that was the cause of it. If felt just kind of thrown in there because there needed to be a cause for some reason? Altho there being a rift seems unnecessary too. Again, added nothing to the story.
Luckily the present day chapters are short and only sprinkled throughout. The meat of the story is excellent, and you can tell the author did her research.