Scan barcode
A review by endlessmidnight
The Steep and Thorny Way by Cat Winters
5.0
This was a fantastic book, it had been something which had entertained me and I finished it within the span of three days. And it knows what it wants to make and hit.
Much more than almost any other books this touches on racism and the difficulty of being queer in the 1920s, where we see two characters which are interesting characters, Hanalee is biracial and Joe is attracted to guys.
And it does hit hard, who really cares for dark fantasy where our real world is as grim as this book is. Which I appreciate it is because it doesn't tone down on the issues America faced be it about sexuality or about race and ethnicity. Seeing what they intend to do, it is really really bleak.
Which is why I could really feel Hanalee for her, and eventually admire her for wanting to change it. Which is why despite nothing groundbreaking happened, but instead it started another chapter of her life, where she would move and learn methods so that she could eventually change it.
That is a good thing, rather than just blindly trying to change them. Show them the error of their ways instead. And for once, I like her because despite how it is she wants to change it.
The plot had came with many twists and although it didn't have much to do with mystery, but everything more or less hits the notes with racism, and the whites refusing to accept the different.
This isn't a book about romance, it's about a black girl who is trying to find her father's murderer, and a guy who is wrongfully accused into jail. And how racism is widespread throughout the entire America. It isn't about romance, and I'm fine with it having none.
Much more than almost any other books this touches on racism and the difficulty of being queer in the 1920s, where we see two characters which are interesting characters, Hanalee is biracial and Joe is attracted to guys.
And it does hit hard, who really cares for dark fantasy where our real world is as grim as this book is. Which I appreciate it is because it doesn't tone down on the issues America faced be it about sexuality or about race and ethnicity. Seeing what they intend to do, it is really really bleak.
Which is why I could really feel Hanalee for her, and eventually admire her for wanting to change it. Which is why despite nothing groundbreaking happened, but instead it started another chapter of her life, where she would move and learn methods so that she could eventually change it.
That is a good thing, rather than just blindly trying to change them. Show them the error of their ways instead. And for once, I like her because despite how it is she wants to change it.
The plot had came with many twists and although it didn't have much to do with mystery, but everything more or less hits the notes with racism, and the whites refusing to accept the different.
This isn't a book about romance, it's about a black girl who is trying to find her father's murderer, and a guy who is wrongfully accused into jail. And how racism is widespread throughout the entire America. It isn't about romance, and I'm fine with it having none.