Don't even know how to start this review. It's a hyped release thanks to The Handmaid's Tale TV adaptation and it fell quite short of my expectations, and my expectations of an Atwood narrative in all honesty.

I found this so easy and smooth to read in comparison to The Handmaid's Tale which I really struggled with. Obviously no-one wants to battle their way through a book, but the ease and fluidity of The Testaments highlighted the obvious fact that this was written to appeal to a much broader audience than its predecessor, and I'm going to say it, it didn't read like an Atwood fiction at all. This tale made it feel that they could be two standalone books written by different authors with The Testaments simplistic and "made to please" a hoard of TV fans.

The narrative was just too convenient for me. The precision felt easy and the route felt predictable. Just so much conformity that I definitely do not expect from Atwood. That said, it was engaging to read and I suspect there will be many people who really enjoy it. Unfortunately for me my expectations were set too high and I was left disappointed in the execution of a foreseeable plot.

(nb. This is not an award winning piece of literature.)