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A review by leahparke
Daughters of Chaos by Jen Fawkes
3.0
I have read books where it's difficult to give a star review, but I think this is the ultimate. It's such a unique book! Jen Fawkes did a lot of research and took a lot of care writing Daughters of Chaos, but...
...yeah. This book has a lot going on. There are so many threads, but few of them get fleshed out to the level they deserve. I really think this is a story that needed a longer book. I liked the parallel between Apocrypha and Sylvie's experience. I wish we learned more about sister Marina.
As a former Nashvillian, I loved the alt-history take on the "public women" and connecting the city to classic Greek theater and ancient Roman mystery cults.
Even if this one didn't hit with me, it's an intriguing debut and I'm interested to read more from Fawkes.
Thank you, Abrams/Overlook Press and Netgalley, for an advance ebook in exchange for a fair review.
...yeah. This book has a lot going on. There are so many threads, but few of them get fleshed out to the level they deserve. I really think this is a story that needed a longer book. I liked the parallel between Apocrypha and Sylvie's experience. I wish we learned more about sister Marina.
As a former Nashvillian, I loved the alt-history take on the "public women" and connecting the city to classic Greek theater and ancient Roman mystery cults.
Even if this one didn't hit with me, it's an intriguing debut and I'm interested to read more from Fawkes.
Thank you, Abrams/Overlook Press and Netgalley, for an advance ebook in exchange for a fair review.