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A review by angek22
Across a Bridge of Dreams by Lesley Downer
4.0
Across a Bridge of Dreams is just as much about war as it is romance.
The backdrop of the Satsuma Rebellion provided an interesting and entertaining addition to the drama of the story, providing a forbidden love between our two main characters, Nobu and Taka. I liked the dynamic between these two, but I feel like I would have liked it more if their characters were better developed.
The main issue I have with this book is that most of the characters fell a bit short of personality for me. The only character I feel had a developed personality was Eijiro. Everyone else was bland and boring. I also feel like the romance was developed weirdly as well.
Lesley Downer's writing is amazing. It's so poetic and brilliant I found myself a bit envious of her skills. I think if I get the chance to I might read another one of her books.
Oh, and as an afterthought, I didn't like the binding on this book. The pages were really thick and it was hard to open, and really heavy. It didn't change my perception of the novel, but I found it to be a bit of an annoyance.
The backdrop of the Satsuma Rebellion provided an interesting and entertaining addition to the drama of the story, providing a forbidden love between our two main characters, Nobu and Taka. I liked the dynamic between these two, but I feel like I would have liked it more if their characters were better developed.
The main issue I have with this book is that most of the characters fell a bit short of personality for me. The only character I feel had a developed personality was Eijiro. Everyone else was bland and boring. I also feel like the romance was developed weirdly as well.
Lesley Downer's writing is amazing. It's so poetic and brilliant I found myself a bit envious of her skills. I think if I get the chance to I might read another one of her books.
Oh, and as an afterthought, I didn't like the binding on this book. The pages were really thick and it was hard to open, and really heavy. It didn't change my perception of the novel, but I found it to be a bit of an annoyance.