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Devotion is a heartachingly beautiful novel about love, told through the eyes of 15-year-old Hanne. Kent writes with lyrical prose and striking historical detail, and it reads like a dream.

I found the first half utterly captivating, although it does lose a little steam after that - mostly due to the slightly strange structure, which means the story beats don't always land in quite the right places. It's a novel to absorb slowly, one that you enjoy more for its exquisite descriptions than its plot.

Immersive and haunting, Devotion is a love-song in novel form.

*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*

laalako's review

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emotional slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

perjacxis's review against another edition

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2.0

1.5 stars. Sigh. I should have DNF’ed this one. Such a shame because I usually like Hannah Kent’s novels.

mclerce's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

A beautiful story of love and loss.

amberelizabeth7's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

Slower first half
Didn’t expect it to be this good
Writing is so poetic and I want to go back to quite a few quotes that felt magical
The connection to the Earth also felt magical
Excellent title - everything about this story really is devotion

charlottesomewhere's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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