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A review by squids_can_read
The Wind on Her Tongue: A Novel by Anita Kopacz
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you Atria/Black Privilege Publishing for the ARC.
Oya has experienced a devastating travesty, one that she couldn’t deal with in her home in Cuba. So her mother sends her to New Orleans to a Voodoo Queen. Oya is thrust into a place where she doesn’t know the rules and her powers are out of her control.
I really think the characters in this book really shined. They were all very well written and I loved their personalities. I did think that some of them got over some trauma or difficulties extremely quickly but I didn’t think that it detracted from the characters. I really fell in love with them and I wanted to know so much more about them all.
I do think that this book actually suffered a little by being so short. There were parts of the story that seemed to just be told to the reader in order to get to the next point, including travel sequences or time between important events. It made the passage of time extremely difficult to follow. Additionally, the reader didn’t get to see all of the character development of characters. This made some of the character's development hard to follow and hard to believe.
Overall, I think that the characters and the talk of religion was extremely interesting but I think that some important development is missed.
Oya has experienced a devastating travesty, one that she couldn’t deal with in her home in Cuba. So her mother sends her to New Orleans to a Voodoo Queen. Oya is thrust into a place where she doesn’t know the rules and her powers are out of her control.
I really think the characters in this book really shined. They were all very well written and I loved their personalities. I did think that some of them got over some trauma or difficulties extremely quickly but I didn’t think that it detracted from the characters. I really fell in love with them and I wanted to know so much more about them all.
I do think that this book actually suffered a little by being so short. There were parts of the story that seemed to just be told to the reader in order to get to the next point, including travel sequences or time between important events. It made the passage of time extremely difficult to follow. Additionally, the reader didn’t get to see all of the character development of characters. This made some of the character's development hard to follow and hard to believe.
Overall, I think that the characters and the talk of religion was extremely interesting but I think that some important development is missed.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage