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A review by mppilk
The Story Collector by Iris Costello
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This book certainly draws you in at the start. Three different POVs. Edie in present day Cornwall escaping London after the death of her husband. Kitty, a German baker living in London at the start of WW1 and finally Miriam in Germany in a Prisoner of War camp for British soldiers helping with a linguistic project, also WW1.
However I found after a while it didn’t resonate with me at all. By the time I got back to a character, expecially if I left it for a night, id forgotten exactly what was happening with them. Then some of them were known by a different name and I still can’t really make sense of how it all ended up.
While I am all for a bit of poetic or dramatic licence in this case I found it very loose and incredible. Having said that I never felt like giving up and if you are into this type of light of touch historical drama then it may well be for you.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
However I found after a while it didn’t resonate with me at all. By the time I got back to a character, expecially if I left it for a night, id forgotten exactly what was happening with them. Then some of them were known by a different name and I still can’t really make sense of how it all ended up.
While I am all for a bit of poetic or dramatic licence in this case I found it very loose and incredible. Having said that I never felt like giving up and if you are into this type of light of touch historical drama then it may well be for you.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.