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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
A long and winding tale that just wasn't nearly as interesting as "The Historian..."
Happy to have learned so much about Bulgaria! Honestly a very interesting story but such drudgery and mid-tier writing before I could get to anything good!
The writing was fantastic as always but a couple of plot details pissed me off to the point of dropping my score to 3 stars.
It took me awhile to get into this book, and I don’t know why. The writing is dense, but the plot is compelling. I learned so much about forced labor camps and communism in Bulgaria.
There are about 100 unnecessary pages in this novel, and they're all in the middle. I typically love description in novels, but there is a lot of extra fluff in here that turned out not to be that important. I wish we would have gotten Stoyan's story sooner and learned more about Vera and Nevin. The last 100 pages had me riveted. I loved the ending, but it also felt very rushed. Overall, it was a good book, but I would recommend Kostova's The Historian before this one.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Would recommend for readers who love historical fiction.
Could not get into this book. Should try again