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beccaj11 's review for:
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The writing is beautiful, but the book moves slowly for a while. It’s a heavy story with a lot of loss and grief, but the magnified look at a marriage under hardship and a town deeply rooted in its history was incredibly well done. What stopped me from giving this 4.5 or 5 stars? A truly devastating ending that I found completely unnecessary. This book has so much heaviness baked into it and just as the sun starts to shine through, it is torn apart again and honestly, it made me so mad. This writer is an incredibly talented storyteller and scene painter, but I will never forgive them for that ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, Alcohol
Minor: Terminal illness, War