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r1vana's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“If only the world were that simple."
Tropes?
-Good VS Evil
-Found family
-strong FMC
This time of the story is 200 years after which cursed the village, where famine became a part of life, and the girls are disappearing or found dead by one they call the “Bloody Hands”.
What a captivating story. The timeline is in 1800s which was a dark time where famine was heavily impacted on people, and where people with magic are considered abominations; walking devils that need to be eliminated at all cost.
The first 30% of the story was extremely slow and I had a hard time understanding the plot. The whole time, there were switches of characters pov (with no notice), that makes the plot confusing. The transition between each passage was confusing since there are no mentions of pov switch. Beside that, the plot kept me on edge. But the ending was kind of predictable. I love Maggie Malone’s character. Her strength and love for both her brother Jinx and their deceased mother has really made her lovable. She will do anything to prophecy her loved ones.
Tropes?
-Good VS Evil
-Found family
-strong FMC
This time of the story is 200 years after which cursed the village, where famine became a part of life, and the girls are disappearing or found dead by one they call the “Bloody Hands”.
What a captivating story. The timeline is in 1800s which was a dark time where famine was heavily impacted on people, and where people with magic are considered abominations; walking devils that need to be eliminated at all cost.
The first 30% of the story was extremely slow and I had a hard time understanding the plot. The whole time, there were switches of characters pov (with no notice), that makes the plot confusing. The transition between each passage was confusing since there are no mentions of pov switch. Beside that, the plot kept me on edge. But the ending was kind of predictable. I love Maggie Malone’s character. Her strength and love for both her brother Jinx and their deceased mother has really made her lovable. She will do anything to prophecy her loved ones.
"Love does not delight with evil but rejoices with the truth."
Thank you Netgally for this ARC!
Release date: January 25, 2024
RTC
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, Child death, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny
From the book: Desecration of grave; violence towards women; poverty & starvation
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