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A review by hannahmariebrankley
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
5.0
This is, by far, my favourite book I’ve read so far this year.
The Cloisters by Katy Hays follows Ann Stilwell as she moves to New York after graduation to work for The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On arrival, she finds her position is no longer available and instead, is assigned to The Cloisters. A gothic museum that hosts a collection of medieval and renaissance pieces as well as stunning gardens.
Labelled as a Dark Academia themed story, this has a heavy tarot influence to it that really interested me. It’s making me now want to reach out for historical books on the history of Tarot.
Without spoiling, there are many twists and turns that you either didn’t expect or you expected to go in a different direction.
The power struggle, in particular in this story, amongst Ann’s different relationships, for me, is a dynamic I thoroughly enjoyed. I ended up making so many more assumptions as I was reading along, than I do with other books.
This is easily a 5 star book. I also really liked Katy’s writing style, descriptive yet easy to keep in pace with, and I am excited to see what she releases next.
The Cloisters by Katy Hays follows Ann Stilwell as she moves to New York after graduation to work for The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On arrival, she finds her position is no longer available and instead, is assigned to The Cloisters. A gothic museum that hosts a collection of medieval and renaissance pieces as well as stunning gardens.
Labelled as a Dark Academia themed story, this has a heavy tarot influence to it that really interested me. It’s making me now want to reach out for historical books on the history of Tarot.
Without spoiling, there are many twists and turns that you either didn’t expect or you expected to go in a different direction.
The power struggle, in particular in this story, amongst Ann’s different relationships, for me, is a dynamic I thoroughly enjoyed. I ended up making so many more assumptions as I was reading along, than I do with other books.
This is easily a 5 star book. I also really liked Katy’s writing style, descriptive yet easy to keep in pace with, and I am excited to see what she releases next.