A review by chywan
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Enjoyed it but left me with so many unanswered questions. Didn’t need to be this long. 

Why did Marla not come back for so many years? Why was there never any closure to the tension between Marla and Alex? Did they ever tell Beatrice that Marla is her mother?