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A review by proseamongstthorns
Passiontide by Monique Roffey
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Listen up, this book is incredible. I knew Monique Roffey was a talented writer, but this is her best work yet. This is a masterpiece. It’s a heart-breaking, gritty, powerful exploration of female empowerment and social justice.
Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island after one too many femicides. A Japanese steel pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree, and it sets in motion events which will transform the lives of everyone on the small island.
This book is complex. We hear from people at all levels of society, of all ethnicities, of all orientations. There are sex workers and journalists and forensic scientists and politicians wives all calling for better rights for the women on their island. For an end to the violence perpetrated on them which is never solved.
What I loved about this book was how it took you inside the movement, showed you how a small memorial can spiral into a grassroots movement. The #AmINext movement that our protagonists kickstart echoes that of the #MeToo movement. It felt powerful to read this fictional uprising, it fills you with a fire to go out and make change.
And the ending 😱 I will not spoil it, but I couldn’t believe there were no pages left. It was haunting and yet the perfect way to end the story.
If you haven’t yet read Monique Roffey’s writing, you’re missing out on some spellbinding work. Passiontide was released yesterday - so there’s no excuse not to go out and get your hands on this book.
Thank you to instabooktours, Monique Roffey and the publisher for this gifted copy in return for an honest review. Honoured to have had a part in the #Passiontide tour ❤️
Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island after one too many femicides. A Japanese steel pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree, and it sets in motion events which will transform the lives of everyone on the small island.
This book is complex. We hear from people at all levels of society, of all ethnicities, of all orientations. There are sex workers and journalists and forensic scientists and politicians wives all calling for better rights for the women on their island. For an end to the violence perpetrated on them which is never solved.
What I loved about this book was how it took you inside the movement, showed you how a small memorial can spiral into a grassroots movement. The #AmINext movement that our protagonists kickstart echoes that of the #MeToo movement. It felt powerful to read this fictional uprising, it fills you with a fire to go out and make change.
And the ending 😱 I will not spoil it, but I couldn’t believe there were no pages left. It was haunting and yet the perfect way to end the story.
If you haven’t yet read Monique Roffey’s writing, you’re missing out on some spellbinding work. Passiontide was released yesterday - so there’s no excuse not to go out and get your hands on this book.
Thank you to instabooktours, Monique Roffey and the publisher for this gifted copy in return for an honest review. Honoured to have had a part in the #Passiontide tour ❤️