| I really wanted to like this book. The writing was lovely, and the characters were all really interesting. But the plot meandered and felt very lost, and it went a direction I was really hoping it wouldn’t with one of the characters, telling a really expected and not very interesting story. I think if this had ended after part 2 I probably would have given it three stars, but the end dragging its heels and felt incredibly unnecessary. It would make a good TV show, probably, since it’s more telling people’s lives than telling a cohesive story. Sometimes I enjoy those meandering tales, but this didn’t quite work for me. It’s also straight historical fiction. The back of the book made it seem like urban fantasy. Do not be fooled! |
