Review by elvenpanther - The Shadow Land

elvenpanther 's review for:

The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova

3.75

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

I really enjoyed the author's writing style and how much effort and research she put into the historical aspect of this narrative. While I do feel like some of the main character's decisions were less based in logic and more geared towards furthering the plot, I was able to overlook that and enjoy the story that was unfolding. I liked how Bobby became like a brother to Alexandra throughout the novel. I also really appreciated how aspects of the narrative kind of came full circle. I've found over the past couple years, through an assortment of novels, that cyclical literary devices charm me, and it was a pleasant surprise to see how the author tied together Stoyan's and Alexandra's paths.
Although there was a bit of a romantic twist that didn't really do it for me. Thankfully that was a very minor-ish aspect of the story

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