A Reading Blog

This book won my heart over the course of its pages. The start was slow (for me) and as I read and threads of story began to knit together my own curiosity grew, until eventually I didn't want to put the book down because I had become so thoroughly invested in each thread. Around the midsection of the book I remember thinking that it would probably end up somewhere around 4 stars, because even though I was enjoying it there were a few things here and there (primarily word choices) that had me pulled out of the story a bit too jarringly. However, by the time I reached the end I knew I couldn't rate it less than 5 stars. My overall experience of this book, the overall story it tells, the way I felt at the end—it's 5 stars from me.

[alt text: Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth.]