Ebook provided by NetGalley for review. Thank you.
This was a tricky one. I loved Xiomara and her fiery attitude. I loved that most of the cast were non-white. I loved Xiomara's relationships with her friends and even - though strained - her family, it was so authentic and there was clearly love in the struggles between them though that does bring me to the main reason that I struggled with this book - the religion stuff.
I am not religious and honestly it all freaks me out a little. Also I'm a big supporter of free will and Xiomara's lack of it was sad. I disliked that she just called her twin "Twin", it was de-humanising in my opinion.
The writing flowed and pulled me along but the poetry stuff went over my head a little. I'm never sure what counts and what doesn't.
Stef Out x
P.S. Considering this blog is 99% book reviews these days I've decided to remove the 'Book Review' clarification from post titles. I will only add it if it's an exception e.g. a film review.
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