A review by bloodmaarked
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

2024 seems to be a year of being disappointed by works from authors i previously liked… first faridah àbíké-íyímídé with Where Sleeping Girls Lie, then abi daré with And So I Roar, and now rivers solomon with sorrowland. i’d anticipated reading this since having 5-starred An Unkindness of Ghostsback in 2020, but it wasn’t nearly as good. from chapter one i was unimpressed and unfortunately, that just continued throughout the remainder of the book.

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