A review by laughterbynight
Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip
2.0
2.5 stars. Honestly most of my goodwill comes from the writing. It’s over the top at times, even if you enjoy it, but that’s the best part of the book. This is my second attempt at her work and so far what I’ve tried seems to be missing something. There’s beautiful language but not much else to the stories, other than women being willing to sacrifice themselves in some detrimental way for others. Not something I personally care for.
When I finished this book I felt like I needn’t have bothered to read it. I don’t want to say nothing actually happened, but looking back, not much did if you trim down the language and look at the bare bones of the plot.
I swear these covers keep dragging me in. To be fair I usually like where her books start, but they seem to quickly take a turn into these female protagonists suffering or giving up some part of themselves for others. Often men, which is just not something I care to read about in 2019. It’s maddening.
When I finished this book I felt like I needn’t have bothered to read it. I don’t want to say nothing actually happened, but looking back, not much did if you trim down the language and look at the bare bones of the plot.
I swear these covers keep dragging me in. To be fair I usually like where her books start, but they seem to quickly take a turn into these female protagonists suffering or giving up some part of themselves for others. Often men, which is just not something I care to read about in 2019. It’s maddening.