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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Issue based fiction with something very important to say but in my opinion at the expense of plot. Too slow, too many characters I couldn't engage with and it felt repetitive.
I would have preferred a book examining the themes of misogyny and colonialism in the Caribbean with more subtly and nuance allowing the story to speak more for itself.
I would have preferred a book examining the themes of misogyny and colonialism in the Caribbean with more subtly and nuance allowing the story to speak more for itself.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Engaging, current and layered
In Monqiue Roffery’s Passiontide we are taken to the fictional island of St. Colibri on Ash Wednesday. Carnival is over and after the revelry and bacchanal the body of a tourist is found. Sora Tanaka is a steel pan musician whose been visting the island every year for the Carnival celebrations, this year would be her last alive. She was brutally murdered while still wearing her costume, this shifts the island of St. Colibri.
There is an out cry for the protection of women on the island. Sora is not the first woman to be brutally murdered on the island but with her being a tourist the international community is paying attention which puts pressure on the Police, Politicians and all the local activist for women’s rights. Will it take the death of Sora Tanaka for St. Colibri to finally come to terms with the rampant femicide?
This was a difficult book to read because it was based on the true story of a Japanese woman, Asami Nagakiya who was found murdered in the Queen’s Park Savannah. Trinidad and Tobago have a very big problem of domestic abuse and femicide so it was hard reading this, but necessary. The ending was as expected because as much as we want change, will there every come a day when women are considered equal?
In Monqiue Roffery’s Passiontide we are taken to the fictional island of St. Colibri on Ash Wednesday. Carnival is over and after the revelry and bacchanal the body of a tourist is found. Sora Tanaka is a steel pan musician whose been visting the island every year for the Carnival celebrations, this year would be her last alive. She was brutally murdered while still wearing her costume, this shifts the island of St. Colibri.
There is an out cry for the protection of women on the island. Sora is not the first woman to be brutally murdered on the island but with her being a tourist the international community is paying attention which puts pressure on the Police, Politicians and all the local activist for women’s rights. Will it take the death of Sora Tanaka for St. Colibri to finally come to terms with the rampant femicide?
This was a difficult book to read because it was based on the true story of a Japanese woman, Asami Nagakiya who was found murdered in the Queen’s Park Savannah. Trinidad and Tobago have a very big problem of domestic abuse and femicide so it was hard reading this, but necessary. The ending was as expected because as much as we want change, will there every come a day when women are considered equal?
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
I didn’t know what this book was about, I just knew that I had to read it! I absolutely love ‘The Mermaid of Black Conch,’ and was ecstatic to see a new book from Monique Roffey. I have established that I will definitely be reading more from this author!
This book is incredibly moving and powerful. It is heartbreaking to know that it’s inspired by some true facts. The story is based around women fighting for their rights on a Caribbean island, wanting the changes that are rightfully theirs.
I love how the narrators change throughout the book and it shares so fluidly the different characters experiences, combining them in such a symbiotic way.
It’s filled with such tragic outcomes and patterns that continued to replay generation after generation and women are standing up to say no more!
I didn’t want to put this book down, I couldn’t stop thinking about it and it will be one that I continue to remember. It’s definitely a ‘worthy read.’ I give this book 4.25 stars.
Thanks very much to NetGalley and all involved in allowing me an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.
This book is incredibly moving and powerful. It is heartbreaking to know that it’s inspired by some true facts. The story is based around women fighting for their rights on a Caribbean island, wanting the changes that are rightfully theirs.
I love how the narrators change throughout the book and it shares so fluidly the different characters experiences, combining them in such a symbiotic way.
It’s filled with such tragic outcomes and patterns that continued to replay generation after generation and women are standing up to say no more!
I didn’t want to put this book down, I couldn’t stop thinking about it and it will be one that I continue to remember. It’s definitely a ‘worthy read.’ I give this book 4.25 stars.
Thanks very much to NetGalley and all involved in allowing me an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
a truly powerful and inspiring read. Passiontide will have direct impact on how I live my life, see the world, and work for collective liberation. Thank you, Monique Roffey!
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Everyone needs to read this book. It is the protest novel of our generation
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Wow. This book was brilliant. I was so invested in the characters, their struggle and their triumphs. It was so well written, and the way the music of the Caribbean dialects were built into the book made the imagery and descriptions more realistic. I read a review in the Guardian that said this book awkwardly sits between a thriller and a social justice manifesto but I think it’s more effective that way, will reach a wider audience. I would recommend this book to anyone, and will seek out other books by this author.
I just know I will be thinking about this novel again and again.
I just know I will be thinking about this novel again and again.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes