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A review by utopiastateofmind
Anna K: Away by Jenny Lee
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the Libro.fm. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Reading Anna K Away makes me believe that either the Anna Karenina elements weren't working for me in the first, or something else, because I thoroughly enjoyed Anna K Away. So many of the characters in Anna K I ended up enjoying immensely in this sequel. Getting to know Bea better allowed me to see all the cracks, the sarcasm, and the power of true love to hold up a mirror to ourselves. How it can land in our laps like an unseen surprise, but turn out to be a falling star.
While we saw a love like that in Anna K, I enjoyed Bea's entire romance story line a bit more than Anna's in the first. I'm not sure if it's because I dig a good queer romance (Bea is pansexual), or if I'm also just a sucker for characters who don't really believe in love being challenged, or what. At the same time, I adored the way Anna navigates her grief. The ways that it comes at you in waves. Her journey in the aftermath of the hurricane of that summer, the drama, and the heartbreak.
Reading Anna K Away makes me believe that either the Anna Karenina elements weren't working for me in the first, or something else, because I thoroughly enjoyed Anna K Away. So many of the characters in Anna K I ended up enjoying immensely in this sequel. Getting to know Bea better allowed me to see all the cracks, the sarcasm, and the power of true love to hold up a mirror to ourselves. How it can land in our laps like an unseen surprise, but turn out to be a falling star.
While we saw a love like that in Anna K, I enjoyed Bea's entire romance story line a bit more than Anna's in the first. I'm not sure if it's because I dig a good queer romance (Bea is pansexual), or if I'm also just a sucker for characters who don't really believe in love being challenged, or what. At the same time, I adored the way Anna navigates her grief. The ways that it comes at you in waves. Her journey in the aftermath of the hurricane of that summer, the drama, and the heartbreak.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief