In Audible, the repetition feels less poetic because of the amount of repeated words (sometimes three or four times in a chapter alone).In a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, Rossner's debut weaves a richly detailed story of Jewish identity and sisterhood.
I would have appreciated the prose more if I'd read the book in hand. Overall, it was a good story and well narrated. The snippets of Jewish heritage and language were lovely additions to the prose. I appreciated the research and cultural richness in the tale. Rossner's author's note was very compelling and brought a lot of heart into her narration. There was a strong message about how hate is cultivated in a community, which definitely rings clear for today's culture as well. The characters were very thoughtfully explored. But when hearing it over and over, it got old fast. Nothing with the narrator, again, because she read each triple repeat with different inflection each time. But without looking at the construction of the prose, the triple word repetition became predictable and annoying.
Again, the narrator was wonderful and did a great job working with the repetition, narrative beats, and different voices. I could tell there was poetic narration, but I think the beauty of the structure was lost in Audible. Perhaps something was lost in the Audible, though the narrator was quite good. Inventive poetic tale but slightly repetitive I adored this book!" (Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author of The Queens of Renthia series) "Mixes fairy tale, poetry, history, and heart to create an enchanting and mesmerizing tale of sisterly love. Faced with a magical heritage they never knew existed, the sisters realize the old fairy tales are true.and could save them all. And this is not the only danger lurking in the woods.Īs dark forces close in on their village, Liba and Laya discover a family secret passed down through generations. But when a troupe of mysterious men arrives, Laya falls under their spell - despite their mother's warning to be wary of strangers. In a remote village surrounded by vast forests on the border of Moldova and Ukraine, sisters Liba and Laya have been raised on the honeyed scent of their Mami's babka and the low rumble of their Tati's prayers. Captivating and boldly imaginative, with a tale of sisterhood at its heart, Rena Rossner's debut fantasy invites you to enter a world filled with magic, folklore, and the dangers of the woods.
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