A review by ellesha_syke
The Short Knife by Elen Caldecott
3.0
I enjoyed this book, it was an easy read and I finished it over the weekend sitting in the sun. It is a story about sisterhood and survival, I was really rooting for Mai - she worked hard and pushed on even though she was terrified.
It was a bit predictable at times, I guessed pretty quickly which characters would return in the story. It would have been cool to have a word list at the end, with translations from the different languages.
The timeline was great, going from present to past and meeting at the end. I'm not sure if the author is planning a sequel, but the story could continue from where it's left open.
It was a bit predictable at times, I guessed pretty quickly which characters would return in the story. It would have been cool to have a word list at the end, with translations from the different languages.
The timeline was great, going from present to past and meeting at the end. I'm not sure if the author is planning a sequel, but the story could continue from where it's left open.