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Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Wonderful. Magical. Emotional.
I sobbed through the last of it, and I LOVED every moment of it.
"𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨, 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞."
Fayne is an extremely powerful and complex historical gothic novel. It covers subject matter that is very intense, loss of an infant, infertility, mental health, parent-child relationships, sex, and gender related issues. The writing beautifully whimsical, and I throughly enjoyed every part of the reading experience. Even when I was sobbing my eyes out. Ann-Maries prose are fabulous. It does have its humorous parts as well.
I don't want to give much away, I myself enjoy going into stories as blind as I can. This was an amazing book to do that with! We do get multiple perspectives, and with it being over 700 pages, we get a ton of information. The research that went into this book is very evident.
The struggles of the characters were heartbreaking. I found it especially hard to read about what the women in Fayne in the late nineteenth century had to face. It really wasn't that long ago. This was a slower read for me, but I feel that fits the book well. The setting of Fayne was beautiful. We learn about the characters so deeply that it's impossible not to fall in love with Charlotte. She is charming and witty. This is a story that will stay with me long after I have finished the book.
The perfect fall gothic vibes, even though Charlotte would disagree with you. 😉
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘈𝘙𝘊, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯.
I sobbed through the last of it, and I LOVED every moment of it.
"𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨, 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞."
Fayne is an extremely powerful and complex historical gothic novel. It covers subject matter that is very intense, loss of an infant, infertility, mental health, parent-child relationships, sex, and gender related issues. The writing beautifully whimsical, and I throughly enjoyed every part of the reading experience. Even when I was sobbing my eyes out. Ann-Maries prose are fabulous. It does have its humorous parts as well.
I don't want to give much away, I myself enjoy going into stories as blind as I can. This was an amazing book to do that with! We do get multiple perspectives, and with it being over 700 pages, we get a ton of information. The research that went into this book is very evident.
The struggles of the characters were heartbreaking. I found it especially hard to read about what the women in Fayne in the late nineteenth century had to face. It really wasn't that long ago. This was a slower read for me, but I feel that fits the book well. The setting of Fayne was beautiful. We learn about the characters so deeply that it's impossible not to fall in love with Charlotte. She is charming and witty. This is a story that will stay with me long after I have finished the book.
The perfect fall gothic vibes, even though Charlotte would disagree with you. 😉
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘈𝘙𝘊, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯.