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A review by petitpoucetreveur
Islands of Mercy by Rose Tremain
2.0
Dnfed but still considered read for all the time I invested in it
I can't really pinned point what didn't work for me. Maybe the altering point of view? I wasn't invested in what was happening to the characters, i thought they were rather flat and forgettable. The writing was fine, it has a sort of rich and flowery language that supposed to bring us back in the 19th century. The plot was slow, sometimes i read three or four chapters and looked back on it without being able to really said how they had moved the plot further. I wouldn't say the book is bad, it would be unfair, but it definitely didn't do it for me.
One thing that didn't disappoint me : the voice of Katie McGrath ! Gosh, her voice was absolutely perfect, low and grave when necessary, light and soft or sensual and deep when needed. It was beautiful to listen to.
I can't really pinned point what didn't work for me. Maybe the altering point of view? I wasn't invested in what was happening to the characters, i thought they were rather flat and forgettable. The writing was fine, it has a sort of rich and flowery language that supposed to bring us back in the 19th century. The plot was slow, sometimes i read three or four chapters and looked back on it without being able to really said how they had moved the plot further. I wouldn't say the book is bad, it would be unfair, but it definitely didn't do it for me.
One thing that didn't disappoint me : the voice of Katie McGrath ! Gosh, her voice was absolutely perfect, low and grave when necessary, light and soft or sensual and deep when needed. It was beautiful to listen to.