My rating: 4/5
I was frustrated at times by the author’s voice slipping in instead of Kya’s, which distracted me from the moving plot and beautiful narrative. I wonder why Owens didn’t write this in the first person. But, I still really enjoyed this immersive read. I love a coming of age story, as well as a novel with a really rich setting, and this has both. My heart broke for Kya every time somebody left her. Owens explores isolation vs loneliness, and what happens when somebody refuses to change in order to fit in with society. Though the very ending didn’t sit comfortably with me – but I’m not sure it was meant to!
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