BOOK REVIEW: DEAR IJEAWELE, OR A FEMNIST MANIFESTO.BOOKSTAGRAM SPOTLIGHT: BOOK REVIEW: PIRATE HUNTERS BY ROBERT KURSON.BOOK REVIEW: DELUSIONS OF GENDER BY CORDELIA FINE.BOOK REVIEW: THE ESSEX SERPENT BY SARAH PERRY The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Formats available: hardcover, ebook, large print, audiobook Pages: 432 Published by Custom House on June 6th 2017 Purchasing Info: Authors Website, Publishers Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Goodreads.BOOK REIVEW: THE IMPOSSIBLE FAIRY TALE BY HAN YUJOO.BOOK REVIEW: FEMININE GOSPELS BY CAROL ANN DUFFY.It's up there though, with the better books I've read and it really is a must read if you like historical fiction. I do think my expectations were slightly too high though and without being able to pinpoint what's missing, it's not a new favorite. It's an exciting book as well, though I will admit some of the subplots struggled to keep my attention through the entire book. And the characters! They're superbly conceived, fully fleshed out and I found most of them fascinating to read about. It's beautiful, it sets the scenes vividly and you truly feel transported back in time in all ways not just with the setting, but with the people and the themes as well. It's wildly atmospheric, slightly creepy in parts and wonderfully eerie, as well as having a certain warmth to it. It explores the balance between science and superstition, as well as friendship and romantic love, and it does this beautifully. One of the most loved books I'd heard of from last year, I had sky high expectations for this book.Īnd it was a very good book indeed.
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