A review by alwaysandrea
Sedition by Katharine Grant

3.0

I wish I could give this a higher review, because there were several things I liked about the story. The negatives were too severe, though, to prevent me from giving this more than an average review. The ending disappointed me severely. There was absolutely no narrative satisfaction or logic behind Alathea's death, other to, once again, bury your gays and continue Annie's life as a misery. While the middle of the book soared for the gentle treatment of Annie's disability and Annie and Alathea's relationship, this ending soured everything that came before it. Relatedly, while I can do the cognitive work to understand Alathea's view of her rape at her father's hands as something she does to protect herself, the narrative does not make it clear enough.

Another more minor complaint is that the book is short but stuffed with characters and it becomes very difficult to keep track of them, especially since the fathers are always referred to by the last names but the daughters by the first, so I had no idea who belonged to what family by the end.

The sections on piano were tedious at times but easy enough to glaze over; I'm sure if you're an avid piano player, you might enjoy it.