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Vespertine
by Margaret Rogerson
Vespertine was a really unique and captivating read. The writing was on point, and I especially loved the fact that there wasn't a romance in the book.
Artemisia as a main character is a girl who has lived her entire life in the shadows. She doesn't try to stand out and is resigned to live her entire life in the convent, taking care of books. Things don't go as planned, however, when she gets tangled up with a Revenant, and is now sharing her body with it.
I absolutely loved Artemisia as a main character. While she was self-sacrificing, it didn't feel pathetic or worthless, but rather a great show of character on her part. She was selfless and kind, even when the world wasn't towards her. Artemisia's dynamics with the Revenant have got to be my favorite part of the book because they have such an easy going relationship together. They have to depend on each other to survive, while the Revenant is highly sarcastic and pretty rude. They both complimented each other well as Artemisia on the other hand is just wildly unhinged and doesn't really care about herself much to survive. I feel like they balanced each other out wonderfully.
This story is slow paced at first, while you get immersed in the world, but once you do it's hard to let go. There's a lot of religious imagery in terms of world-building, and it was really well done. I felt like I understood everything quickly.
This book also has what is a "found family" sort of trope, which was wonderful. Artemisia goes on a journey to grow and learn to trust others and others learn to understand her as well.
The plot itself flows nicely, as do all the Margaret Rogerson books I've read.
Finally, I really enjoyed the audiobook of this one. I read it both via ebook and audiobook, and I love what the narrator did with the Revenant's voice.
All in all, I'd say this is a book you shouldn't miss out on. It was really good, slow at first, but rewarding. Things wrapped up pretty nicely, but with the possibility of adding more, so I can't wait to see what else is coming from this series.
Artemisia as a main character is a girl who has lived her entire life in the shadows. She doesn't try to stand out and is resigned to live her entire life in the convent, taking care of books. Things don't go as planned, however, when she gets tangled up with a Revenant, and is now sharing her body with it.
I absolutely loved Artemisia as a main character. While she was self-sacrificing, it didn't feel pathetic or worthless, but rather a great show of character on her part. She was selfless and kind, even when the world wasn't towards her. Artemisia's dynamics with the Revenant have got to be my favorite part of the book because they have such an easy going relationship together. They have to depend on each other to survive, while the Revenant is highly sarcastic and pretty rude. They both complimented each other well as Artemisia on the other hand is just wildly unhinged and doesn't really care about herself much to survive. I feel like they balanced each other out wonderfully.
This story is slow paced at first, while you get immersed in the world, but once you do it's hard to let go. There's a lot of religious imagery in terms of world-building, and it was really well done. I felt like I understood everything quickly.
This book also has what is a "found family" sort of trope, which was wonderful. Artemisia goes on a journey to grow and learn to trust others and others learn to understand her as well.
The plot itself flows nicely, as do all the Margaret Rogerson books I've read.
Finally, I really enjoyed the audiobook of this one. I read it both via ebook and audiobook, and I love what the narrator did with the Revenant's voice.
All in all, I'd say this is a book you shouldn't miss out on. It was really good, slow at first, but rewarding. Things wrapped up pretty nicely, but with the possibility of adding more, so I can't wait to see what else is coming from this series.