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A review by akrivos8
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
4.0
I really liked this book. The writing is excellent. I think it is best described as lyrical, although I hesitate to use that word because I don't want to give the impression that it in any way distracts from the story. That happens sometimes--writing that is beautiful prose on its own but not in service of the story. Here the writing is beautiful but is in no way distracting if, like me, you read primarily for the characters and the story.
I loved the characters, and I felt that they both grew and developed in interesting ways throughout the course of the novel. I also found the story exciting, and I spent several late nights reading to see what would happen next.
There were a couple of notes that didn't sit perfectly with me, especially with Loo in the beginning, which is why I'm not giving it five stars. But I would recommend this book to most. One note of caution, however, is that the book is fairly violent.
I received this book from the publisher as part of a Goodreads giveaway.
I loved the characters, and I felt that they both grew and developed in interesting ways throughout the course of the novel. I also found the story exciting, and I spent several late nights reading to see what would happen next.
There were a couple of notes that didn't sit perfectly with me, especially with Loo in the beginning, which is why I'm not giving it five stars. But I would recommend this book to most. One note of caution, however, is that the book is fairly violent.
I received this book from the publisher as part of a Goodreads giveaway.