proseamongstthorns's Reviews (946)

Loooove finding out more about these fabulous characters and the people they collect along the way. 

This was super fun! 

Interesting characters, an intruiging world you want to learn more about and the promise of more sleuthing adventures… sounds pretty perfect!

Some of it was a little clunky at parts or maybe a little too much tell with not enough show. But this is a wonderful little indie book kicking off a series with plenty of promise!

So refreshing to have a standalone fantasy. This one was so creative with some dark academia vibes. Can’t believe I haven’t heard more about it. 

What an incredible man. 

I’ve read and enjoyed a lot of Rushdie’s work and when I first learned of his attack I was deeply shocked. When I saw this book, I knew I had to read it. 

He’s brutally honest, very self aware and profound. It’s definitely an emotional read. What a powerful way to take ownership and process such awful actions. 

I don’t think I ‘got’ this. It’s Big L literature that favours character study over anything really happening. 

Having read a fictional biography on Plath, I felt like it was a thinly veiled depiction of her feelings. Mostly, it made me sad. 

There were very beautiful phrases in here though and some really profound commentary. I feel like if I was studying it at Uni I would have really enjoyed it, and maybe returning to it in the future I’ll have more energy to sink my teeth into it. 

I really wanted to love this, but I felt it was very surface level. It skates around a lot of problems, but doesn't really delve into them in any real detail. I'd have liked to see our characters confront some of the problems in the book.

The writing was lyrical and was really promising. We meet a diverse and eclectic mix of characters, some of which you really love and would love to get more of. 

It was okay. I think I had high expectations because Black Flamingo was fantastic - this just wasn't in the same category.