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ibara94 's review for:
The Tearsmith
by Erin Doom
Wow, this book. Raw, eviscerating, beautiful.
The writing is stunning, and there are so many almost lyrical lines that had me saving book quotes along the way. I've been finished with this one for several days now, and I'm still grasping, struggling to describe just what it is, what it meant.
A beautiful, frustrating, toxic romance that is somehow just what they need.
Nica has always hoped for a family. Orphaned at 5, the Grave, as the orphanage is called, is all she's known since then. She strives to be kind, gentle, to care for those smaller than her who are all too often forgotten. When at 17 Anna and Norman bring her home, she'll do anything to be perfect for them. To be good and give them no reason to send her back. Except they also bring home Rigel, the frightening enigma who's been a looming, dark presence all her life.
A love story despite all the odds, with two young souls who are trapped and defined by their past. Trigger warnings for child abuse, which is heartbreaking and not shied away from. How it effects them both and forms their foundation is brilliantly done, making for staggeringly real characters.
While I teared up more times than I could count, I never fully cried. I think I was too stunned to fully process, though the heart-wrenching, gut turning visceral pain was all too real.
One of those books that you want to recommend to everyone, while also warning them away from it at the same time. It's going to hurt. It's going to be beautiful. It's going to stay with you.
The writing is stunning, and there are so many almost lyrical lines that had me saving book quotes along the way. I've been finished with this one for several days now, and I'm still grasping, struggling to describe just what it is, what it meant.
A beautiful, frustrating, toxic romance that is somehow just what they need.
Nica has always hoped for a family. Orphaned at 5, the Grave, as the orphanage is called, is all she's known since then. She strives to be kind, gentle, to care for those smaller than her who are all too often forgotten. When at 17 Anna and Norman bring her home, she'll do anything to be perfect for them. To be good and give them no reason to send her back. Except they also bring home Rigel, the frightening enigma who's been a looming, dark presence all her life.
A love story despite all the odds, with two young souls who are trapped and defined by their past. Trigger warnings for child abuse, which is heartbreaking and not shied away from. How it effects them both and forms their foundation is brilliantly done, making for staggeringly real characters.
While I teared up more times than I could count, I never fully cried. I think I was too stunned to fully process, though the heart-wrenching, gut turning visceral pain was all too real.
One of those books that you want to recommend to everyone, while also warning them away from it at the same time. It's going to hurt. It's going to be beautiful. It's going to stay with you.