A review by cydneydaniel
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
4.0
This is my second Alice Hoffman novel and I enjoyed it. She has a knack for taking interesting parts of history and making me feel like I'm there. As sad as her books have been, she has yet to make me cry, and that's saying something.
This book leaves me feeling sad but satisfied. It's pretty obvious from reading the book jacket that this story is going to have a sad ending, but I didn't mind. The story leading up to it was worth it, I think.
I'm a sucker for well-written historical fiction. I can't stay away. It's very obvious a lot of research went into The Dovekeepers and I appreciate that a lot. The writing was beautiful, although somewhat dramatic in parts. We all need some drama, though. There were certain lines and dialogues that caught me off-guard and made me step away from the book for a moment. Hoffman is a wonderful storyteller and I loved her characters tremendously. I knew only two women would survive and it hurt my heart knowing that two of them had to die. I loved getting the story from four different perspectives.
I think the only complaint I can make is that I was anxious to finish this book. That's why I couldn't give 5 stars; I wanted to finish the book after a certain point. As much as I loved the historical setting and the characters and the writing, I needed to get out of that story.
This book leaves me feeling sad but satisfied. It's pretty obvious from reading the book jacket that this story is going to have a sad ending, but I didn't mind. The story leading up to it was worth it, I think.
I'm a sucker for well-written historical fiction. I can't stay away. It's very obvious a lot of research went into The Dovekeepers and I appreciate that a lot. The writing was beautiful, although somewhat dramatic in parts. We all need some drama, though. There were certain lines and dialogues that caught me off-guard and made me step away from the book for a moment. Hoffman is a wonderful storyteller and I loved her characters tremendously. I knew only two women would survive and it hurt my heart knowing that two of them had to die. I loved getting the story from four different perspectives.
I think the only complaint I can make is that I was anxious to finish this book. That's why I couldn't give 5 stars; I wanted to finish the book after a certain point. As much as I loved the historical setting and the characters and the writing, I needed to get out of that story.