A review by onegirlandtheworld
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

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

5.0

It has been a while since I read The Handmaids Tale but I had watched the TV adaptation and was intrigued by where the story went in the later seasons especially after seeing comments online in relation to Aunt Lydia and The Testaments.

I could not put this book down! I loved the 3 different perspectives and how they were gradually woven together. Although I worked out fairly early on where it was going with Baby Nicole and Agnes (probably helped along by the TV series) I still enjoyed reading how it unfolded. 

In some ways I wish we got to hear more about whether Offred was the mother in question and what happened to the girls in Canada. However, the fact that all is never revealed in this and The Handmaids Tale is part of the experience and makes it feel real. We will never truly know what happened in the past and that's what makes it so interesting!
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