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coffeeteabooksandme 's review for:
Island Queen
by Vanessa Riley
I really looked forward to reading this book. Dorothy’s story deserved to be told - and is an incredible story of strength & endurance. The sweeping narrative that covers 60 years, multiple countries/islands, a huge cast of characters (39+) and such meaningful themes is ambitious and time well spent.
I really struggled while reading it though. I think the nature of all the detail that is conveyed made it hard for me to really digest. The timelines jump around, there’s a huge cast of characters - with not a ton of character development - and it felt long.
I am glad that I got to the end, I thought the ending was well done and the authors note with all the background really helped to clarify and build out a little more context.
I really struggled while reading it though. I think the nature of all the detail that is conveyed made it hard for me to really digest. The timelines jump around, there’s a huge cast of characters - with not a ton of character development - and it felt long.
I am glad that I got to the end, I thought the ending was well done and the authors note with all the background really helped to clarify and build out a little more context.