A review by virago
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I'm not sure my review for this book will be very eloquent, but I only just finished it and am in my feels. So this may be a more stream of consciousness review.  I went into this read, having not heard [or remembered hearing] anything about it, be it positive or negative.  It left me hesitant, but I can honestly say this was not what I expected in the best way.

This story was amazingly bizarre.  Or bizarrely amazing.  I'm not sure which. 
This story is about time, trauma, massacres, living, dying, and never being forgotten.

We followed multiple protagonists from different time periods who are all commected by blood and trauma; both literally and figuratively.  It's told in "present day" and a centry prior, not to mention the side stories that all added up to an incredible ending, that was very bittersweet 

Perhaps it's just the mood I'm in, but this book really got to me.  It hit me hard.  It was dark and traumatic and sad.  Some of the stories just broke me.  All of the characters are beautifully flawed. The stories were so darkly whimsical.  This was just beautiful to me.
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