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A review by txa1265
Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
3.0
Good but not up to the first book standard
After ‘Tatooist’ I read a ‘light book’ before jumping right into reading ‘Cilka’s Journey’, and while I enjoyed it quite a bit and liked following another character’s story, there were issues throughout and especially at the end. While I know it is a fictionalized ‘based on true events’ story, there were too many times when Cilka felt like June from Handmaid’s Tale being protected by ‘plot armor’.
There were also too many areas left unexplored - especially later in the story. For example, what happens to ‘A’ late in the book deserved a bit more attention, and while Cilka felt such a connection to the other women, we really only learned about a couple.
But the absolute rush of the ending was the worst for me. There are so many gaps, unanswered questions, and more that made the ending very frustrating and unsatisfying. I complained that the first book felt rushed at the end, but this is a whole other level. If you asked me halfway through “will you read the third book?” My answer would have been an enthusiastic yes … but now I am not sure.
After ‘Tatooist’ I read a ‘light book’ before jumping right into reading ‘Cilka’s Journey’, and while I enjoyed it quite a bit and liked following another character’s story, there were issues throughout and especially at the end. While I know it is a fictionalized ‘based on true events’ story, there were too many times when Cilka felt like June from Handmaid’s Tale being protected by ‘plot armor’.
There were also too many areas left unexplored - especially later in the story. For example, what happens to ‘A’ late in the book deserved a bit more attention, and while Cilka felt such a connection to the other women, we really only learned about a couple.
But the absolute rush of the ending was the worst for me. There are so many gaps, unanswered questions, and more that made the ending very frustrating and unsatisfying. I complained that the first book felt rushed at the end, but this is a whole other level. If you asked me halfway through “will you read the third book?” My answer would have been an enthusiastic yes … but now I am not sure.