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A review by jghood
Jezebel by Megan Barnard
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book felt pretty one-dimensional. Jezebel and the other Tyrians are good and intelligent and responsible for all the positive events of the book. The Israelites are self-sabotaging, stubborn, spiteful, and violent, and responsible for almost all the negative events of the book. Tyrian religion is presented as egalitarian and nonjudgmental, and Israelite religion/Yahwism is presented as fanatical, hard-line, and bloodthirsty.
There are a few opportunities for more depth but the book is told through first-person and the narrator, Jezebel, is not capable of much self reflection or empathy, which limits the depth that other characters and plot events are seen in. It dragged on a bit without the characters changing too much, and was a bit repetitive.
There are a few opportunities for more depth but the book is told through first-person and the narrator, Jezebel, is not capable of much self reflection or empathy, which limits the depth that other characters and plot events are seen in. It dragged on a bit without the characters changing too much, and was a bit repetitive.
Content Warnings
Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, and Murder