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A review by angorarabbit
Kismet by Amina Akhtar
4.0
TW: verbal, emotional, and physical abuse of a child by the guardian of the child. These are my triggers, the book is a thriller so you may have other triggers. I do not speak my triggers in this review.
This book was recommended and I was warned about triggers before reading the book. The sections are easy to spot and for the most part can be scanned quickly to get the important plot points. I skipped a few entirely.
The book was well written, the characters were relatable and not cardboard cutouts. I particularly enjoyed the ravens though they seems to speak in a group not as individuals. While there were only a few settings they were described well. The plot was believable and the twist was a surprise. No "good" people died in the book.
I appreciated that the book was written from the veiw point of a woman of colour and that there were no male heroes rescuing the fragile female. I also liked the book pointing out the blatant casual racism that is prevalent in some tourist areas.
I liked the ending very much though there were a few beats that seemed to be entirely forgotten and I had a few questions after the last chapter.
This took me a long time to read, I need to make more time for reading. It is a good book though from someone who typically does not like the thriller genre.
This book was recommended and I was warned about triggers before reading the book. The sections are easy to spot and for the most part can be scanned quickly to get the important plot points. I skipped a few entirely.
The book was well written, the characters were relatable and not cardboard cutouts. I particularly enjoyed the ravens though they seems to speak in a group not as individuals. While there were only a few settings they were described well. The plot was believable and the twist was a surprise. No "good" people died in the book.
I appreciated that the book was written from the veiw point of a woman of colour and that there were no male heroes rescuing the fragile female. I also liked the book pointing out the blatant casual racism that is prevalent in some tourist areas.
I liked the ending very much though there were a few beats that seemed to be entirely forgotten and I had a few questions after the last chapter.
This took me a long time to read, I need to make more time for reading. It is a good book though from someone who typically does not like the thriller genre.