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amy1n 's review for:
The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree
by India Hayford
Pros
- The female main character was a force to be reckoned with and her story arc was very enjoyable to read.
- The Southern setting was well written and didn't feel forced or contrived and as a native Northeast Alabama gal, I certainly know about the kinds of churches who handle snakes (although I have never been to one)
- It's a good reflection on the fact that the #ChurchToo movement sadly has deep roots (I know this is in the pro section, but bear with me, it does highlight that church hurt goes back much further than we have originally imagined and maybe explains some of the ways we've wound up where we are now)
- The writing was so descriptive and it certainly felt like you were in the places she described (for better or worse)
- It does have a happy ending, if you're into that kind of thing, which I am.
Cons
-Lordy mercy it needed some trigger warnings. It is just slap full of abuse of all kinds that weren't really evident from the description of the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and
- The female main character was a force to be reckoned with and her story arc was very enjoyable to read.
- The Southern setting was well written and didn't feel forced or contrived and as a native Northeast Alabama gal, I certainly know about the kinds of churches who handle snakes (although I have never been to one)
- It's a good reflection on the fact that the #ChurchToo movement sadly has deep roots (I know this is in the pro section, but bear with me, it does highlight that church hurt goes back much further than we have originally imagined and maybe explains some of the ways we've wound up where we are now)
- The writing was so descriptive and it certainly felt like you were in the places she described (for better or worse)
- It does have a happy ending, if you're into that kind of thing, which I am.
Cons
-Lordy mercy it needed some trigger warnings. It is just slap full of abuse of all kinds that weren't really evident from the description of the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and