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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Set an a time where Christianity is spreading, true love finds you in the end and God is everything.
This book has haunted me from the second I picked it up. It is absolutely wonderfully written, which happens to be the reason I liked it and the reason I hated it. Miss Mariller captures your heart with her characters and makes you love something about all of them only to put them through the most hellish trials I've ever read in a novel. It was a lengthy book and had a lot of history but I loved every second of it.
My only fault with this book is the rape scene. I've read in other reviews that it was necessary for the plot development. I would politely beg to differ and say that it is never necessary. It was so graphic that I was almost in physical pain from the tension in my body from reading it, not to mention the tears. Sorcha and her brothers went through enough pain, loss, and suffering that I felt the rape pushed this almost to "put the book down and never pick it back up" territory.
Aside from that, I loved the book. The ending was bitter sweet, which I felt only fitting for a family who had withstood so much hurt; some things cannot be forgotten.
My only fault with this book is the rape scene. I've read in other reviews that it was necessary for the plot development. I would politely beg to differ and say that it is never necessary. It was so graphic that I was almost in physical pain from the tension in my body from reading it, not to mention the tears. Sorcha and her brothers went through enough pain, loss, and suffering that I felt the rape pushed this almost to "put the book down and never pick it back up" territory.
Aside from that, I loved the book. The ending was bitter sweet, which I felt only fitting for a family who had withstood so much hurt; some things cannot be forgotten.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars. Finished it yesterday and bought it today. A wonderful retelling of Grim's fairytale Six Brothers. It is always wonderful when you find a novel you like a lot.