A review by jasjadeserrano
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

More sensitive readers: please read the content warnings. I went into this book knowing almost nothing about it, so I was quite surprised to see how central these situations were to the plot, so keep that in mind. 

This book started slow for me, but once I cleared Book 2, I couldn’t put it down. The characters are complex, the tone is melancholy, and the love stories are sweet and terrible and tender. Also: lush descriptions of nature that reminded me of “Where the Crawdads Sing.”

It’s a beautiful book that has stuck with me days after finishing it.
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