A review by aritter95
The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Solid three star rating. I'm willing to suspend quite a bit of disbelief in terms of historical fiction, so my issues with the book are less about historical inaccuracies per se as they are about a lack of character/relationship development.

For example, Georgy's relationship with Anastasia just kind of happens, and we never get to see it develop in any meaningful way.

I enjoyed the read overall for what it was- a romance that took a lot of liberty with history, but I did feel that the characters and the relationships between them needed more development to feel believable.