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emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
I adored Hamnet and therefore I was sure that I would enjoy The Marriage Portrair as well. However, this book for some reason took me forever to read. Especially the middle part of the book was really slow-paced and quite boring to be honest.
Normally, I love beautiful writing and vivid discriptions, but here there was simply too many of them all. I found myself scanning a lot of the discriptions just to get to 'the interesting' parts. I also was quite dissapointed about the tiger portion. I loved reading the interraction between the tiger and Lucrezia and wished there would have been more of it. Especially since the tiger is on the cover, you would expect it to be a larger part of the story line.
I liked the ending of the book and I liked the dual time lines.
Normally, I love beautiful writing and vivid discriptions, but here there was simply too many of them all. I found myself scanning a lot of the discriptions just to get to 'the interesting' parts. I also was quite dissapointed about the tiger portion. I loved reading the interraction between the tiger and Lucrezia and wished there would have been more of it. Especially since the tiger is on the cover, you would expect it to be a larger part of the story line.
I liked the ending of the book and I liked the dual time lines.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Terminal illness
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