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allisonrummage 's review for:
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Please read content warnings! This is a very heavy book on several fronts and could be quite triggering.
That said, it's a 5-star read. This book wrecked me. It was a bit of a slower start, but it paid off in the end. I was crying for the last 25%. A harrowing, gut wrenching story with strong female lead characters you're rooting for the whole time (honestly, strong feels like too light of a word for what they are).
This is a story about war, genocide, loss, grief, surviving, sisterhood, and so much more. Not normally a historical fiction reader, but I'll definitely pick up more from this author.
That said, it's a 5-star read. This book wrecked me. It was a bit of a slower start, but it paid off in the end. I was crying for the last 25%. A harrowing, gut wrenching story with strong female lead characters you're rooting for the whole time (honestly, strong feels like too light of a word for what they are).
This is a story about war, genocide, loss, grief, surviving, sisterhood, and so much more. Not normally a historical fiction reader, but I'll definitely pick up more from this author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Classism