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A review by agoblinofsorts
Follow Me to the Yew Tree by Desirée M. Niccoli
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
“How far will you go to defy fate?”
“As far as it takes.”
This book. My heart.
This story is beautifully tragic, but there is hope. Always hope and love. It's all worth it for the happiest of ends.
Éireann carries a heavy burden. The job she must do causes grief and pain, but also there is a peace to it. Until she sees a man traveling on horseback alone, heading in her direction. She decides to fight fate. To fight for herself and find a future worth fighting for. A spark of hope she never thought she would see for herself.
Elin is finally free but lives in a prison of his own bodies making. He knows his fate but chooses to travel with the woman who asks if she can join along. Heading towards home together. What he finds is peace and comfort.
These two are just the most precious duo. They both have lived hard lives, and it is taking its toll. The way that they come together and fight for each other is beautiful. It’s the fight. It’s the hope. It’s the love. They break my heart and put it back together with a little forehead kiss and a big hug.
How all this emotion is packed into a novella? I have no idea. It flows incredibly and just absolutely works. Niccoli squeezed every last bit out of every single page, and nothing was wasted. I also loved the chronic illness and ulcerative colitis rep in this book. That is one that you don’t see too often. It was done very well and felt very meaningful.
In such a short amount of time, these characters ended up meaning more to me than I expected. They will stay with me forever.
“Falling in love is easy. But truly loving someone is hard.”
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
“As far as it takes.”
This book. My heart.
This story is beautifully tragic, but there is hope. Always hope and love. It's all worth it for the happiest of ends.
Éireann carries a heavy burden. The job she must do causes grief and pain, but also there is a peace to it. Until she sees a man traveling on horseback alone, heading in her direction. She decides to fight fate. To fight for herself and find a future worth fighting for. A spark of hope she never thought she would see for herself.
Elin is finally free but lives in a prison of his own bodies making. He knows his fate but chooses to travel with the woman who asks if she can join along. Heading towards home together. What he finds is peace and comfort.
These two are just the most precious duo. They both have lived hard lives, and it is taking its toll. The way that they come together and fight for each other is beautiful. It’s the fight. It’s the hope. It’s the love. They break my heart and put it back together with a little forehead kiss and a big hug.
How all this emotion is packed into a novella? I have no idea. It flows incredibly and just absolutely works. Niccoli squeezed every last bit out of every single page, and nothing was wasted. I also loved the chronic illness and ulcerative colitis rep in this book. That is one that you don’t see too often. It was done very well and felt very meaningful.
In such a short amount of time, these characters ended up meaning more to me than I expected. They will stay with me forever.
“Falling in love is easy. But truly loving someone is hard.”
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.