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A review by syllareads
The Betrayals by Bridget Collins
5.0
I can't even fully write a review for this book - it almost refuses to be given any amount of stars, honestly! There are so many things with it that I wouldn't have liked in other books but that feel just right for this one and I really don't know how Bridget Collins just Does That.
First of all, there's the thing about the grand jeu never being fully explained. Usually, I want to know things about the world I'm about to dive into. I want to understand but in this case, the unfolding of every grand jeu was an utter mystery and it enthralled me. It felt like the author was very deliberately being vague so the art itself, the expression nestled within the mystery of the grand jeu was what was drawn to the surface while everything else lived submerged underwater. The ending is exceptionally open, almost loose, and yet I loved it because life itself doesn't have a definitive ending either!
I cannot put into words how fragile this book has made me feel but it's probably one of my favourite reads in 2021 so far.
First of all, there's the thing about the grand jeu never being fully explained. Usually, I want to know things about the world I'm about to dive into. I want to understand but in this case, the unfolding of every grand jeu was an utter mystery and it enthralled me. It felt like the author was very deliberately being vague so the art itself, the expression nestled within the mystery of the grand jeu was what was drawn to the surface while everything else lived submerged underwater. The ending is exceptionally open, almost loose, and yet I loved it because life itself doesn't have a definitive ending either!
I cannot put into words how fragile this book has made me feel but it's probably one of my favourite reads in 2021 so far.