A review by annm1121
The Shadow King, by Maaza Mengiste

4.0

I'm hovering between three and four stars here. I decided to round up because the writing is so beautiful. I wonder if some of the scenes could have been cut out or shortened. It's my personal preference, but I think this book is 100 pages too long. It loses steam at the end. In some of the scenes it was hard to picture or understand what was happening (he put his hand where and her belly was where?). In the end, I think the writing was lovely and the style of the book was unique. I think it did a good job of telling a story.