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emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Colonisation
Minor: Homophobia
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, War
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Sexual violence, Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's amazing. It's everything I love in a book, and more huhuhu lost count on how many times it made me cry/ become emotional (although i think it was 3-4x MINIMUM). The only reason i took so long to finish, 2 days, was because i was slowing down and not wanting it to end!
mwah mwah 10/5 stars, it made me add a lot of the authors' books to my TBR!
mwah mwah 10/5 stars, it made me add a lot of the authors' books to my TBR!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, War
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Abandonment
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a beautiful slow burn that delves into how much an immortal being can make a difference in the face of human history.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Colonisation, War
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book starts wayyyy in the past when after committing an act of kindness and selflessness on behalf of a stranger, Anna is given the gift/curse of immortality by a shapeshifting God. The story then follows her experiences through centuries of living a life in which the only thing that is constant is comings and goings of the immortal god who bestowed the gift.
I don't remember exactly how I heard fo this book but I was a huge fan of Addie LaRue and this book sounded like it had similar themes (although its really not the same at all).
I don't remember exactly how I heard fo this book but I was a huge fan of Addie LaRue and this book sounded like it had similar themes (although its really not the same at all).
I didn't love this book but it wasn't bad. I think the issue with this book is that it's a difficult concept to write. It's very hard to capture the essence of one's experiences, relationships, the good, and the bad over like 800 years in less than 400 pages. The book is dry. I think in order to write this story in a way that packs the emotional punch it deserves, it would have had to be a really long book. And I would have been okay with that. This book does a lot more telling than showing and I so wish that wasn't the case because it could have been more epic than it was. This book is also largely PG13 and I think it should have been darker. I think the dark parts should have been grittier. I think the romance parts should have been spicier (disclaimer: I am not a hardcore smut reader but this is one of the rare cases that I think more spice would have added a lot to the story). I do love the direction that the book takes in the end though. I am looking forward to what will progress in book 2.
I am not sure exactly how I feel about the characters. Anna's main personality trait is that she cares too much and is very self conscious of her vitiligo. I wish we got to experience a bit more of her fears, challenges, and relationships. We get some, obviously, but I want to dig into it more.
Khiran is an interesting concept but I felt like he was devoid of personality at times. Sometimes he feels like Howl from Howls Moving Castle and other times he is just bland. I imagine we will learn more about him in book 2. I also would like to know more about Eira and Silas. Backstories would be fun and it's very possible we will learn more in book 2.
The theme of the book wasn't totally clear. It had themes of kindness, selflessness, and treating individuals with respect. There's some back and forth between seeing immortality is a gift or a curse and I wish we dove into that a bit more. Anna seems to just be sailing through time and every hurdle is but a small speedbump. Not much has a serious emotional impact in this book because the reader breezes through the events so quickly that they don't have enough time to care fully. I found myself not being afraid when Anna was in a scary situation because she's immortal. The pain she feels isn't describes vividly enough for me to feel it with her.
I think this story would be better as a tv series than in book format. I also feel like the author gave it her best shot. Clearly I just wanted this book to be 900 pages long so I could have the level of detail and emotional damage I wanted. And writing a 900 page book sounds like a lot of work, so it's fine. It's still worth reading. I will be reading the sequel when it's released.
Khiran is an interesting concept but I felt like he was devoid of personality at times. Sometimes he feels like Howl from Howls Moving Castle and other times he is just bland. I imagine we will learn more about him in book 2. I also would like to know more about Eira and Silas. Backstories would be fun and it's very possible we will learn more in book 2.
The theme of the book wasn't totally clear. It had themes of kindness, selflessness, and treating individuals with respect. There's some back and forth between seeing immortality is a gift or a curse and I wish we dove into that a bit more. Anna seems to just be sailing through time and every hurdle is but a small speedbump. Not much has a serious emotional impact in this book because the reader breezes through the events so quickly that they don't have enough time to care fully. I found myself not being afraid when Anna was in a scary situation because she's immortal. The pain she feels isn't describes vividly enough for me to feel it with her.
I think this story would be better as a tv series than in book format. I also feel like the author gave it her best shot. Clearly I just wanted this book to be 900 pages long so I could have the level of detail and emotional damage I wanted. And writing a 900 page book sounds like a lot of work, so it's fine. It's still worth reading. I will be reading the sequel when it's released.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Genocide, Rape, Fire/Fire injury
This book isn't graphic. We do see public executions, black plague, nazi germany, helping slaves get to freedom, and people injured from war. Our main character works as a healer/nurse/midwife.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow. What a book.
It's hard to express my opinion of a book that is so incredible like this one, what can I say when my words don't come close to the beauty that the author has created.
The only way I can describe it is as a human story.
It's hard to express my opinion of a book that is so incredible like this one, what can I say when my words don't come close to the beauty that the author has created.
The only way I can describe it is as a human story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Colonisation, War
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the travel through different time periods and events, and inclusion of real historical figures and cultures/mythology. As I creeped towards the end of the book I honestly felt a little bit of panic, because I felt like I just hadn’t gotten to know our main characters enough, despite seeing their experiences throughout centuries. I wish I’d gotten more about the characters themselves- rather than just the events. Based on the advertising, I was expecting more romance and I do really wished it had that.
Editing: sometimes a book sticks with you and this is one of those- giving it a higher rating because I haven’t felt as swept up in a book as I did in this one in a long time.
Editing: sometimes a book sticks with you and this is one of those- giving it a higher rating because I haven’t felt as swept up in a book as I did in this one in a long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Grief, War, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Genocide, Sexual violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to the author for sending me an arc in return for an honest review!
Peaches and Honey is about a girl who gets given an immortality granting peach, and we follow her life and lessons she has learnt. The book spans centuries, starting from the beginning of her life when she was cast out, and each chapter is a new time and place. We go through love, betrayal, heartbreak, joy, the simplicity of life and what it means to live in a beautiful story. It feels reminiscent of The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, with both the story and the love interest (i say that it takes them a long time), they learn each other and grow to love and care for the other. Anna is a nurse/midwife and we can see why she was saved, and the true courage it takes for her to be such a caring and loving woman. The writing is flowy, and i enjoyed reading everything about this story!
Peaches and Honey is about a girl who gets given an immortality granting peach, and we follow her life and lessons she has learnt. The book spans centuries, starting from the beginning of her life when she was cast out, and each chapter is a new time and place. We go through love, betrayal, heartbreak, joy, the simplicity of life and what it means to live in a beautiful story. It feels reminiscent of The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, with both the story and the love interest (i say that it takes them a long time), they learn each other and grow to love and care for the other. Anna is a nurse/midwife and we can see why she was saved, and the true courage it takes for her to be such a caring and loving woman. The writing is flowy, and i enjoyed reading everything about this story!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, War
Moderate: Death, Violence
Minor: Sexual assault