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A review by crypticspren
The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner
3.0
I put this through CAWPILE and it SCRAPED a 3 star... I'm still not 100% sure it shouldn't be a 2.5...
This book started off so incredibly slowly and was not interesting at all. I originally described it to a friend as 'Like taking a bath... In lukewarm water, with no bath soak, bath bombs, candles, or anything remotely fun'. The reveal of the 'family secret' was poorly done and the writing was almost funny in how bad it was. After the first 100/150 pages, it did start to pick up though. I was interested to read about the Jew/non-Jew relations, and I found Liba's romance to be enjoyable to read. Laya on the other hand, was absolutely infuriating. From strangely formatted writing (I thought it would be poetry but it wasn't), to unbelievable and annoying behaviour... I hated her.
While the level of drama picked up towards the end, it ended rather abruptly and I was left completely unsatisfied... So the 3* is somewhat miraculous, I think.
This book started off so incredibly slowly and was not interesting at all. I originally described it to a friend as 'Like taking a bath... In lukewarm water, with no bath soak, bath bombs, candles, or anything remotely fun'. The reveal of the 'family secret' was poorly done and the writing was almost funny in how bad it was. After the first 100/150 pages, it did start to pick up though. I was interested to read about the Jew/non-Jew relations, and I found Liba's romance to be enjoyable to read. Laya on the other hand, was absolutely infuriating. From strangely formatted writing (I thought it would be poetry but it wasn't), to unbelievable and annoying behaviour... I hated her.
While the level of drama picked up towards the end, it ended rather abruptly and I was left completely unsatisfied... So the 3* is somewhat miraculous, I think.