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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
The Seven Endless Forests by April Genevieve Tucholke
4.0
I remember that some time ago I got the ARC of Boneless Mercies in the Book Box Club. I found the concept intriguing and the writing mesmerizing. I was therefore very excited when I found this book, and this time not an ARC but the finalized product, in the Book Box Club from April. And with this book the buddy read, where we read 70 pages a day, was certainly not a punishment. It was even a joy and I had to stop myself from reading too far ahead quite a few times.
Tucholke quite clearly has a few very impressive talents. I think the one that stands out the most is the world building and the complexity of her realm and all those stories. Every character has a backstory, every tree, every house, every building and every rock has a history. There are countless of stories and songs. At times it can be a little overwhelming, all those names and descriptions, but it also makes the world vivid and enchanting and real.
Another thing that clearly stands out is her writing style. Without making things complicated, without being overly flowery, without making the book hard to read, the writing is mesmerizing and has a certain rhythm. When reading I wanted to read fast to make it through the story, but I also wanted to read slow because I wanted to enjoy the sentences and the atmosphere. I think that the writing is about half of what makes this story so special and different.
Because it's quite clear that we only get a glimpse of the lives of these characters. We start at a point where everything changes and we follow their journey to a new point in their lives, but we do find out in the end that this was still only the beginning, that the characters are on to many more quests and many more adventures. In a way that's unsatisfying, because the story doesn't feel finished and yet it's also realistic. No one stops growing, developing and mostly living at 18.
I've heard great things about the other stories too so I might check them out sometime. But, you know what they say, so many stories and so little time.
Tucholke quite clearly has a few very impressive talents. I think the one that stands out the most is the world building and the complexity of her realm and all those stories. Every character has a backstory, every tree, every house, every building and every rock has a history. There are countless of stories and songs. At times it can be a little overwhelming, all those names and descriptions, but it also makes the world vivid and enchanting and real.
Another thing that clearly stands out is her writing style. Without making things complicated, without being overly flowery, without making the book hard to read, the writing is mesmerizing and has a certain rhythm. When reading I wanted to read fast to make it through the story, but I also wanted to read slow because I wanted to enjoy the sentences and the atmosphere. I think that the writing is about half of what makes this story so special and different.
Because it's quite clear that we only get a glimpse of the lives of these characters. We start at a point where everything changes and we follow their journey to a new point in their lives, but we do find out in the end that this was still only the beginning, that the characters are on to many more quests and many more adventures. In a way that's unsatisfying, because the story doesn't feel finished and yet it's also realistic. No one stops growing, developing and mostly living at 18.
I've heard great things about the other stories too so I might check them out sometime. But, you know what they say, so many stories and so little time.