A review by cass_lit
The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher

4.0

This was so beautifully written, albeit sometimes a little confusing because of the writing choices. The story is told in second person, from Betty’s point of view as she addresses her great aunt whose diary entries Betty’s currently going through. However, we’re mostly focused on Betty’s life throughout rather than the great aunt’s. And while Betty is interesting — her skin is blue — I ultimately became much more interested in the aunt’s backstory and wanted more there. (Maybe that’s the point, because I’m sure Betty wanted more as well.)  It took me a bit to get everyone in the family straight because Betty switches between their familial relationship to her (e.g., mother) and their names (Tashi), but I grew so invested in their dynamics and their generational trauma in being forced to leave Palestine and their wellbeing. 

Although the author isn’t Palestinian herself, it seemed to me to be very well researched. 
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