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(4.5)

I really enjoy Jessie Burton’s writing, and consider her an author I would like to emulate. It feels like she slips in a simile or metaphor here and there, and while sometimes romantic/ fanciful, I dwould my find the language jarring.

I get why people might not enjoy this, or her FIRST NOVEL [b:The Miniaturist|18498569|The Miniaturist|Jessie Burton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1392415313s/18498569.jpg|25328659]. There’s a lot of character development, against an historic background (or 2).

I love this writing style. Flipping between Spain on the verge of WWII and 1967 London. A plot that’s not obvious, and intriguing to boot!

I wasn’t completely in love with the ending, but I loved the journey. Great job setting the historical scenes and tones of both eras, and the affects of WWII still reverberating through the ‘60’s.

poorlywordedbookreviews's review against another edition

Bored. The pacing is so sluggish, the characters basic and cliched. It picks up once in Spain, but felt terribly predictable - and a post DNF skim to the end of the book confirmed it was! So along with lacking genuine intrigue, it lacked depth of character or political commentary… ie nothing going for it.

isobel_a's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sashahawkins's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

While the final section was quite exciting as the secrets began to unravel, I found myself too irritated with several characters to feel truly satisfied by the end. Weirdly tedious at parts, but over-all, quite beautifully written while exploring interesting themes.