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A review by leahsammon
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved this book sm.
I struggled a bit at first, because it's upsetting as hell to see how brainwashed touraine was and how much hatred she held towards her own people and herself and I kept putting it down.
What made me pick it back up, every time, was because of how it made me feel. I could look away from Touraines rich awakening and Luca's stubbornness and the Qazali people refusing to back down after so much torment.
This book is so intensely true to the reality of colonialism, especially French colonialism in Africa, and yet, I never once felt confronted by it. Instead, I felt something close to empathy watching touraine unpack everything she'd been brain washed into believing and become someone who fought for herself.
I only wish that the dynamics between her and luca had been a bit more convincing. I often felt like the depths of their feelings for each other just didn't align with the progression of their relationship. It barely affects my thoughts on the book though because it was so much more about their individual characters.
I struggled a bit at first, because it's upsetting as hell to see how brainwashed touraine was and how much hatred she held towards her own people and herself and I kept putting it down.
What made me pick it back up, every time, was because of how it made me feel. I could look away from Touraines rich awakening and Luca's stubbornness and the Qazali people refusing to back down after so much torment.
This book is so intensely true to the reality of colonialism, especially French colonialism in Africa, and yet, I never once felt confronted by it. Instead, I felt something close to empathy watching touraine unpack everything she'd been brain washed into believing and become someone who fought for herself.
I only wish that the dynamics between her and luca had been a bit more convincing. I often felt like the depths of their feelings for each other just didn't align with the progression of their relationship. It barely affects my thoughts on the book though because it was so much more about their individual characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence