A review by leah_alexandra
Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

This book did very little for me. There just wasn't enough substance to keep me going along with the more whimsical/fantastical elements. A book like this, that's slightly untethered from reality, still needs to have actual stakes, but this one did not. I was looking for something a little more sour or haunting beneath the surface. This was kind of reminiscent of an Italo Calvino story, but without the heft.  The ideas coming into play at the end were just too little, too late. 
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