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A review by daisysbookmusings
First, Become Ashes by K.M. Szpara
4.0
Where do I begin, this book is full of love, trauma, hope and meaning. Szpara is the best writer at making you question what is real while blurring the lines of your own beliefs.
I swallowed this book whole in such a short period and when not reading I was constantly thinking about Lark and whether magic existed or if he was just severely mentally abused by the cult.
This is the kind of book that will leave you feel that foggy satisfied feeling, full of emotion and pondering metaphors. It really is a triumph.
As a side note there have been a lot of negative reviews regarding the descriptions and levels of abuse within this book. Compared to Szparas first novel this felt somewhat tame and yet wholly real and relevant, the thing is people are hurt physically, mentally and emotionally even as I write this. Szpara is able to use trauma and show the glimmers of hope that can come from a horrific experience and make the reader feel the full breadth of the rollercoaster of emotions that come along with that. Isn’t that what reading is for? To experience emotion, stories and lives we otherwise would not?
I swallowed this book whole in such a short period and when not reading I was constantly thinking about Lark and whether magic existed or if he was just severely mentally abused by the cult.
This is the kind of book that will leave you feel that foggy satisfied feeling, full of emotion and pondering metaphors. It really is a triumph.
As a side note there have been a lot of negative reviews regarding the descriptions and levels of abuse within this book. Compared to Szparas first novel this felt somewhat tame and yet wholly real and relevant, the thing is people are hurt physically, mentally and emotionally even as I write this. Szpara is able to use trauma and show the glimmers of hope that can come from a horrific experience and make the reader feel the full breadth of the rollercoaster of emotions that come along with that. Isn’t that what reading is for? To experience emotion, stories and lives we otherwise would not?