Reviews

Vesileikit by Cristina Sandu

fflur_jones's review against another edition

2.0

Very weird book. Couldn't get into the writing. I was sort of intrigued but felt like I was never invited into the actual story, just left to be confused on the sidelines.

munyapenny's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kerryp's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

booksandladders's review against another edition

3.0

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Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book and chose to review it. This in no way impacts my opinion.

I thought this was a really interesting read, and I enjoyed the vignette in between of the swimming; however, I thought that there was too many details of the book shared in the summarized blurb. I also would have liked to see more of each of the stories or how they connected. This is more of a novella than a novel, which impacts the character development and the story.

All of the women felt like the others and I couldn't get into each of their narratives. I think with a second chapter for each, that would have changed and I would have enjoyed it a lot more. But the story itself was really intriguing and I liked it as an overall narrative.

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read_nap_repeat's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

phoebes_reads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

mustarastas's review

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

elliemcc11's review against another edition

4.0

Thanks to the publishers & Netgalley for a review copy.

This was a short read and I was left wanting to know more - so many whys, what happened next, what happened before... However, I did enjoy these short stories of six women (written from their own points of view) who under the guise of a synchronised swimming competition escaped from living in an unamed country behind the Iron Curtain because they were well written and engaging.

newintroductionbysusan's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

elliesbrains's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

A collection of loosely interlinked narratives that while nice enough on their own just don’t have enough substance together to create a novel. Either should have been longer or a set of connected novellas