simplyjennifer reviewed Roses and Rot by Kat Howard
Review of 'Roses and Rot' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Sometimes, a book is so good, so perfect, that it touches something so essential to the core of who you are, that there are no words. All you can do is sit very quietly in the glow of the story, and hope - somehow - that if you do not move, the story will never end.
I'd like to come back later and write a real review, but this is one of the books I go back to the beginning and read again, because I cannot bear for it to end.
After my second reading, I tweeted the author this:
“@KatWithSword I read on Kindle, highlight my favorite bits, and share on Goodreads. I’ve never highlighted more than 6 quotes in a novel. I just reread “Roses and Rot,” already a favorite, & have 42 highlights. That book just gets inside me the way few other books do. Thank you.” …
Sometimes, a book is so good, so perfect, that it touches something so essential to the core of who you are, that there are no words. All you can do is sit very quietly in the glow of the story, and hope - somehow - that if you do not move, the story will never end.
I'd like to come back later and write a real review, but this is one of the books I go back to the beginning and read again, because I cannot bear for it to end.
After my second reading, I tweeted the author this:
“@KatWithSword I read on Kindle, highlight my favorite bits, and share on Goodreads. I’ve never highlighted more than 6 quotes in a novel. I just reread “Roses and Rot,” already a favorite, & have 42 highlights. That book just gets inside me the way few other books do. Thank you.”
I still don’t think I could articulate why this book sucker punches me so well in just the right way, but I love fantasy. I love fairy tales. I love dark, atmospheric things that burn. I love stories that wrap their tendrils so deep inside your heart that they can never leave. This book does not disappoint.
