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A review by vegprincess
The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry
2.0
I won this book from the GR First Reads program and I was excited since, although I haven't read The Lace Reader yet, I'd heard so many good things about it. I thought maybe this book would live up to what I heard about The Lace Reader.
Anyway, I was hoping I'd love this book, I was sure I was going to, but I didn't. I just couldn't get into any of the characters and the storyline really bothered me because it all seemed so "convenient" and contrived. Everything was tied up neatly in the end and I just don't ever care for that kind of ending. I didn't like the allusions to reincarnation and I hated the story of Ann, the witch. Witchcraft just isn't something I believe in, not for religious reasons, but because I just don't buy into it. I'd heard that this book contains some of the same characters as The Lace Reader and if Ann is one them, which I suspect she is, I probably won't like that book as much either.
I feel bad about giving the book such a low rating, especially since I was keeping my fingers crossed that I would win it. I really thought this book was going to be for me, but it just wasn't. I bought a copy of The Lace Reader at a library book sale last year, and I'm going to give it a chance, and I really hope I like that one better.
Anyway, I was hoping I'd love this book, I was sure I was going to, but I didn't. I just couldn't get into any of the characters and the storyline really bothered me because it all seemed so "convenient" and contrived. Everything was tied up neatly in the end and I just don't ever care for that kind of ending. I didn't like the allusions to reincarnation and I hated the story of Ann, the witch. Witchcraft just isn't something I believe in, not for religious reasons, but because I just don't buy into it. I'd heard that this book contains some of the same characters as The Lace Reader and if Ann is one them, which I suspect she is, I probably won't like that book as much either.
I feel bad about giving the book such a low rating, especially since I was keeping my fingers crossed that I would win it. I really thought this book was going to be for me, but it just wasn't. I bought a copy of The Lace Reader at a library book sale last year, and I'm going to give it a chance, and I really hope I like that one better.