i love modern books that feel like fairytales!

so i loved the start of this book, which follows a drop of water across historial figures of significance to our story and the characters that will make up our plot.

and then i also enjoyed the middle of this book, which alternates between three characters by rivers.

i eventually got tired of the constantly switching perspectives, but then i'm a multi pov hater so it's not a surprise.

i did not anticipate the dark ground this story would tread, and i feel the first half of the book did not quite equip it for the solemnity it would take on. but maybe that was just because i'm surprised. regardless, this is good!

bottom line: really enjoyed this, both against and with the odds.

(thanks to the publisher for the e-arc)