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A review by gilberik
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I think I needed that book.
The plot had me THINKING. Which is great, love when a book gets the gears turning you know! Made it a bit hard to go through some chapters, as I kept spacing out overthinking all I've read so far whenever a new information popped up. A great re-readability in my opinion.
The cast was flawed and so very human. The conflict of morals and principles was really palpable and a really interesting contrast to witness.
I loved how the "antagonist" was handled, stubborn and complicated and yet, still human.
Would have loved to see some more Irish peeps but honestly glad of how this was Not about that directly.
I originally gave it a higher rating, but upon discussions and reflections, it is hard to pretend the racism in the book is just "of its time." It goes unchallenged for most of the book, with the main characters never even defending their loved one from racist remarks, general lack of respect and human decency. It seems to be a recurrent problem in her books, thus making it hard to pretend that's just an overlook.
The plot had me THINKING. Which is great, love when a book gets the gears turning you know! Made it a bit hard to go through some chapters, as I kept spacing out overthinking all I've read so far whenever a new information popped up. A great re-readability in my opinion.
The cast was flawed and so very human. The conflict of morals and principles was really palpable and a really interesting contrast to witness.
I loved how the "antagonist" was handled, stubborn and complicated and yet, still human.
Would have loved to see some more Irish peeps but honestly glad of how this was Not about that directly.
I originally gave it a higher rating, but upon discussions and reflections, it is hard to pretend the racism in the book is just "of its time." It goes unchallenged for most of the book, with the main characters never even defending their loved one from racist remarks, general lack of respect and human decency. It seems to be a recurrent problem in her books, thus making it hard to pretend that's just an overlook.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Racial slurs