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A review by smalltownbookmom
When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky by Margaret Verble
3.0
I was sold when I heard this book was going to be about a Cherokee diving horse rider set in 1920s Nashville. Sadly however, I found this story very disjointed and rambly and I had a really difficult time staying focused.
There is a wide cast of characters and multiple storylines, jumping back in forth in time. I found the various POVs just didn't mesh well cohesively and I really just wanted to focus on Two Feather and her journey when her diving career comes to a tragic end.
The author does do a good job establishing a sense of time and place and the way all people of color were really second class citizens in 1920s America. I also did really enjoy the Zoo setting and all the animals (I got lots of Water for elephants vibes in the best possible way). Where I got kind of lost is with the stalker and ghost storylines. Overall a solid book but I was hoping for a tighter plot. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy!!
There is a wide cast of characters and multiple storylines, jumping back in forth in time. I found the various POVs just didn't mesh well cohesively and I really just wanted to focus on Two Feather and her journey when her diving career comes to a tragic end.
The author does do a good job establishing a sense of time and place and the way all people of color were really second class citizens in 1920s America. I also did really enjoy the Zoo setting and all the animals (I got lots of Water for elephants vibes in the best possible way). Where I got kind of lost is with the stalker and ghost storylines. Overall a solid book but I was hoping for a tighter plot. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy!!