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faticake reviewed Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow

Ronan Farrow: Catch and Kill (EBook, 2020, Little Brown & Company)

In this newly updated edition of the “meticulous and devastating” (Associated Press) account of violence …

Well Researched and Written

4 stars

I would have given the book 5 stars if I was fascinated by the subject matter, but near the end, I realized I wasn't that invested, mainly because I had started reading the book years after the height of the #MeToo movement and already knew what happened to Weinstein. Overall, it thoroughly documents frustrating injustices with good prose.

faticake rated Catch and Kill: 4 stars

Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow

In this newly updated edition of the “meticulous and devastating” (Associated Press) account of violence and espionage that spent months …

faticake finished reading Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow

In this newly updated edition of the “meticulous and devastating” (Associated Press) account of violence and espionage that spent months …

faticake rated The Wolf Den: 3 stars

Elodie Harper: The Wolf Den (Hardcover, 2021, Head of Zeus)

The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den...

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faticake finished reading The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den...

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faticake reviewed Slewfoot by Brom

Brom: Slewfoot (Hardcover, 2021, Tor Nightfire)

A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger – …

Didn't go where I hoped it would go

4 stars

Content warning spoilers included

My rating would actually be 3.5. I didn't dislike this book, but it didn't go where I wanted it to go, and it was unnecessarily graphic (Booka being brought up again to spite Abita and probably stir something in the reader was annoying at best). I thought Slewfoot was going to do something significant, but it felt like he was inactive and confused throughout the most of the story. I liked Abitha's character and wanted a different ending for her.

faticake finished reading The Shape of Water (Inspector Maltalbano Mysteries) by Andrea Camilleri

Andrea Camilleri: The Shape of Water (Inspector Maltalbano Mysteries) (2005, Penguin (Non-Classics))

I read this with a small group a year ago. It paints a good picture of its setting and gave me Kinsey Millhone in rural Italy, which I liked. Made me want to eat pasta and seafood.