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A Letter from the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie Cathrall
Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the early review copy of this book. These opinions are my own.
The Important Highlights
DNF (first book, this was an automatic DNF).
This is book two in a duology that is set in a queernormative, underwater world, with mental illness rep. It is written in epistolary format, which means it is completely written in letters and missives. It is very academic and written in a scholarly tone (big words and long sentences). This book tackles grief and loss. The following information is from my review of book one:
What I Liked
If you are looking for "scrolling Facebook posts and reading every single comment because I need to know what's going on" vibes, this is for you. I loved the format of this story. I was intrigued by the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the main characters and how the book is a collection of letters that are meant to formulate a timeline. The diversity in this book is fantastic with mental illness and LGBTQIA+ rep in a way that felt realistic.
What I Didn’t Like
The scholarly writing, while completing my finals week of the semester, made this very difficult for me to get into. I am intelligent but the writing hurt my brain LOL. The letters, although interesting, feel like they are all written by the same person. Other than a heading that states who the letter is going to and who it's from, there is no indication within the body of the letter that it's a different character than the previous one. There aren't many individual quirks or mannerisms.
In Conclusion
I believe it has been mentioned, but if you are a fan of Emily Wilde, then this book will absolutely be for you (I haven't read it yet, and I am now concerned about attempting it). Unfortunately, with DNFing the first book, I will not be continuing the duology. I might still keep my Fairyloot edition though, because it is absolutely gorgeous, we shall see.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the early review copy of this book. These opinions are my own.
The Important Highlights
DNF (first book, this was an automatic DNF).
This is book two in a duology that is set in a queernormative, underwater world, with mental illness rep. It is written in epistolary format, which means it is completely written in letters and missives. It is very academic and written in a scholarly tone (big words and long sentences). This book tackles grief and loss. The following information is from my review of book one:
What I Liked
If you are looking for "scrolling Facebook posts and reading every single comment because I need to know what's going on" vibes, this is for you. I loved the format of this story. I was intrigued by the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the main characters and how the book is a collection of letters that are meant to formulate a timeline. The diversity in this book is fantastic with mental illness and LGBTQIA+ rep in a way that felt realistic.
What I Didn’t Like
The scholarly writing, while completing my finals week of the semester, made this very difficult for me to get into. I am intelligent but the writing hurt my brain LOL. The letters, although interesting, feel like they are all written by the same person. Other than a heading that states who the letter is going to and who it's from, there is no indication within the body of the letter that it's a different character than the previous one. There aren't many individual quirks or mannerisms.
In Conclusion
I believe it has been mentioned, but if you are a fan of Emily Wilde, then this book will absolutely be for you (I haven't read it yet, and I am now concerned about attempting it). Unfortunately, with DNFing the first book, I will not be continuing the duology. I might still keep my Fairyloot edition though, because it is absolutely gorgeous, we shall see.