A review by bairdthereader
A Sudden Light by Garth Stein

4.0

Probably more like 3.5 stars. This story had a lot of potential, and achieved some of it with a fantastic setting and interesting historical premise, along with a sympathetic narrator. It certainly goes to some interesting places that will make you think. But it was occasionally weighed down by Serena, a domineering and strange character who made the whole story tip toward the unbelievable, and the fact that I could see some of the ending coming from miles away (though, to be fair, there are one or two good twists).