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onmalsshelf 's review for:
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
by Katherine Arden
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is the first book I’ve read from Arden and I’m impressed. The setting was so atmospheric and I could tell that Arden completed a lot of historical research in preparation for this book.
We follow Laura, a combat nurse from Halifax that is determined to find her brother Freddie after she received a box of his belongings. The army says he’s dead, but she doesn’t believe it. Laura is employed in a Belgian nursery in order to find her brother.
As Laura heads back near the Forbidden Zone, she and the other clinic volunteers meet a peculiar violinist in an eerie hotel that shoes them their deepest desires.
Freddie is trapped in a pillbox with a German solider. As the two attempt to get out, their bond deepens.
What kept this from being five stars is that Freddie’s story became repetitive and drawn out which lead me to want to get back to Laura’s sections. I was also disappointed in how obvious it was that Arden tried very hard to convince the reader that the ending could be tied up in a little bow.
Overall, I say this is a big win and recommend it on audio. I’m so glad this is one of the books Pages Aplenty bookstore in Mentone, IN picked out for me for the 2024 Book Flood.
We follow Laura, a combat nurse from Halifax that is determined to find her brother Freddie after she received a box of his belongings. The army says he’s dead, but she doesn’t believe it. Laura is employed in a Belgian nursery in order to find her brother.
As Laura heads back near the Forbidden Zone, she and the other clinic volunteers meet a peculiar violinist in an eerie hotel that shoes them their deepest desires.
Freddie is trapped in a pillbox with a German solider. As the two attempt to get out, their bond deepens.
What kept this from being five stars is that Freddie’s story became repetitive and drawn out which lead me to want to get back to Laura’s sections. I was also disappointed in how obvious it was that Arden tried very hard to convince the reader that the ending could be tied up in a little bow.
Overall, I say this is a big win and recommend it on audio. I’m so glad this is one of the books Pages Aplenty bookstore in Mentone, IN picked out for me for the 2024 Book Flood.