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A review by caylieratzlaff
This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke
5.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this. 4.5/5 stars.
Holy heck. I don't think I've read a book with as much beautiful prose in it since The Book Thief, because those are the feels this book gave me. Not only was I drawn in by it being a place in Historical Fiction rarely covered -- Hungary, revolution post WW2 -- but the prose and the lyricism and the intensity of the plot and the symbolism and the folklore...I could just go on and on. This truly was simply stunning.
I did deduct it .5 a star though because I think some of the symbolism could have been fleshed out more -- why did they lose the ability to "see" in color? What was the river? But for the most part, I am lost for words on how simply stunning this novel is. Also, there's a lowkey poly relationship toward the end + LGBTQ rep and whatnot. It also deals with being complicit in situations of injustice and how sometimes the right decision does not always seem like the right, correct decision.
Just, ugh, simply amazing.
Holy heck. I don't think I've read a book with as much beautiful prose in it since The Book Thief, because those are the feels this book gave me. Not only was I drawn in by it being a place in Historical Fiction rarely covered -- Hungary, revolution post WW2 -- but the prose and the lyricism and the intensity of the plot and the symbolism and the folklore...I could just go on and on. This truly was simply stunning.
I did deduct it .5 a star though because I think some of the symbolism could have been fleshed out more -- why did they lose the ability to "see" in color? What was the river? But for the most part, I am lost for words on how simply stunning this novel is. Also, there's a lowkey poly relationship toward the end + LGBTQ rep and whatnot. It also deals with being complicit in situations of injustice and how sometimes the right decision does not always seem like the right, correct decision.
Just, ugh, simply amazing.