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A review by deannar
The Steep & Thorny Way by Cat Winters
4.0
Hamlet as an inspiration: a biracial girl as protagonist, set in 1920s Oregon... secrets spilled, love gained and lost, shadows of the Klan... I liked this book more than I expected, at least in part because it is, ultimately, a more hopeful story than Hamlet.
I approached this with some trepidation, knowing that the author is white. Turns out the author did as well; this was a case of a story that wouldn't let go. That shows in the urgency of the telling of it, especially towards the end. (It wasn't slow in the first half, but there was a lot to set up.)
I approached this with some trepidation, knowing that the author is white. Turns out the author did as well; this was a case of a story that wouldn't let go. That shows in the urgency of the telling of it, especially towards the end. (It wasn't slow in the first half, but there was a lot to set up.)