bethbarron's reviews
485 reviews

This was a JOURNEY and I genuinely never knew where we wer going, but I was fully engaged 

😭 how does Mconaughy do this every time? Stunningly beautiful and heartbreaking.

This was such a a fun read! Loved learning about these ladies

Page turner just like the first! Can't wait to find the third to continue the story

This was a quick read once I got into it!
I still have lots of questions, obviously, but hooray for a series! 

The autho does a really great job making history approachable in her language and storytelling. I appreciate the glimpse into some not-so-well-known people who helped shape history. 

I love the way Jesmyn Ward writes. It is rhythmic, a cadence, and it is beautiful even in heartbreaking. 

I'm sorry. WHAT

Action packed. Kind of confusing on audio, but mainly because I was multitasking. Long, but kept me invested the whole time. I'll definitely be checking out #2! 

This took me longer to get through than the first, but I think that's more situational than the book itself (January is such a hard month for reading). 
I wish there was a map still. And I would LOVE to see graphics of the shadowlands. My one complaint is the overuse of "spangled" but I think, again, that's my personal mental issue not a writing problem.
 Regardless, I think HW did a wonderful job with this duology! I really enjoyed it