I put this book on my holds list ages ago, and my number came up recently. This book is by the same author as The House in The Cerulean Sea. I have not read that book. I think this book is darker than The House in the Cerulean Sea based on how that book I have heard more than one person say is like a cozy, warm blanket on a cold day.
As per usual, I didn't look at any reviews or other information about the book before I read it. I saw the cover and I heard good things so I decided to borrow it. I don't know if this is described as a Fantasy book or if it is more correctly Magical Realism. I think if you read either genre or neither genre, you will enjoy this book.
This book is steeped in grief and longing, so if you are not in a place to read about death, even if there is every reason to believe in life after death, this is not the book for you at this time. I think I might have enjoyed the book a little more if I knew one thing about this book. I am going to scroll down and say something that is in the spoiler realm so stop reading here if you don't want to know this one thing, it's going to be vague and doesn't ruin the reading experience; in fact, it would have helped me to be less sad reading this book--which would have enhanced my reading. Overall I give this book 4 stars. Stop reading
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I wish I had known that this book has a HEA. I read without hope all the way to like 93%. I'm still having a sadness hangover.
