so-so3 Stars. Lovely writing and I loved the themes and the characters were intriguing. It started off really strong, reminded me a bit of “The Myth of Perpetual Summer”. However, it got very disjointed and a bit bland at times, especially in the switching of time periods. I‘ve read other books where there‘s been two timelines & didn‘t have a issue. However, this time it didn‘t work for me and I was kind of excited to get it finished.
pickI felt this totally captivating tale is about family and love and coming of age,but also just how badly women suffered (and suffer) for their choices not being what was expected of them, the isolation and despair this caused and consequences for those closest to them. emotional, haunting family drama by Abi Maxwell and I can thoroughly recommend it.
My full review is here https://orlando-books.blog/2019/05/21/the-den-by-abi-maxwell-book-review/
Coming in 2019 from Knopf. Big props to Abi Maxwell.
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