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A review by sterlinge28
The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau
4.0
I truly thought I loved this book, but I only liked it. It is hard for me to get into a new book but Bilyeau's writing style was very fluid. The protagonist was genuine and I could relate to her. I am a great fan of books that I can also learn something from. Bilyeau does have factual research to prop up her narrative with respect to the science and history. I find this aspect most exciting as now I want to learn more about the history of porcelain, further than my college ceramics classes took me.
The book up until page about 385 was beautiful, there seemed to be a rush at the end. Though the ending was just as vivid as the first 90% of the book, the last few pages did not give an ending that held up the masterful intrigue Bilyeau had built for the previous 400 pages. But looking back, the protagonist lost her thunder. She ended up settling for something that was not her goals and she gave it up for a man. She worked so hard throughout the whole book to get where she wanted to go and she ended up giving up any possibility of it. Again, I feel like maybe the publisher needed the book so the author had to round up everything quickly. Looking back, I was left a bit unsatisfied. Hopefully we are given a second chapter of this woman's story.
I am not a strong reader by any stretch of the imagination, but I would love to read another book by her! The pros far outweigh the cons and I will keep this book to reread again!
The book up until page about 385 was beautiful, there seemed to be a rush at the end. Though the ending was just as vivid as the first 90% of the book, the last few pages did not give an ending that held up the masterful intrigue Bilyeau had built for the previous 400 pages. But looking back, the protagonist lost her thunder. She ended up settling for something that was not her goals and she gave it up for a man. She worked so hard throughout the whole book to get where she wanted to go and she ended up giving up any possibility of it. Again, I feel like maybe the publisher needed the book so the author had to round up everything quickly. Looking back, I was left a bit unsatisfied. Hopefully we are given a second chapter of this woman's story.
I am not a strong reader by any stretch of the imagination, but I would love to read another book by her! The pros far outweigh the cons and I will keep this book to reread again!