This was 2.5 for me. It was just okay. I did enjoy the vivid descriptions and narration was brilliant. Found it long-winded and dragging in the middle but still wanted to keep reading to see how it ended.

I did feel irritated that it was in 3rd person when main character and main story was Patience. That threw me off. A lot of “Patience said, Patience thought” could have been avoided.

The ending was disappointing after the massive build up. But at the same time can see how it’s a realistic portrayal of hope and disappointment. That made the story more poignant for me. Will definitely read another book from this author.