ivanareadsalot 's review for:

The Book of Pearl by Timothée de Fombelle

5.0

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Absolutely beautiful! Luscious, poignant narrative resonating with magic; each word alive on a journey describing, with grace, the tenacious power of love. The kind that transcends worlds, time and all the human humblings in between. It was mysterious, haunting, powerful, heartbreaking... sometimes all at the same time. The characters were all wonderful, extraordinary, passionate people, and the suffusion of magical elements across kingdoms was eloquently well done. It felt as though it could be real. This whole story felt like it could be real. The Book of Pearl is marvelous in every way! I thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic work by the wonderfully talented Timothee de Fombelle.

Thank you to NetGalley and Candlewick Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.