A review by nb_alex
Orfeia by Joanne M. Harris

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A story focused in a mothers quest to the underworld to find her lost daughter. If you love the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice then you’ll love this story. It’s more of a dark fairytale retelling but I couldn’t put this down. The extra imagery from the Child Ballads (ballad 2 and 19 mainly) mixed in gave some interesting riddles to try and solve, I felt like I was going on the journey with this book
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