It didn't feel like a brilliant detective doing it, it felt like the average person finding out their family history.
It's not the kind of mystery where you can solve things, it was more just slowing finding facts. It was so fascinating watching Becca uncover things and slowly learn the truth. Armed with nothing but the old stories that she would tell and her own perceptions. There was a lot of investigating that had to happen. Finding out the truth about her grandmother was not easy for Becca. Yolen did a great job in developing a story that had some really fantastic mystery elements. You know me and mysteries, I love a good mystery. It was such an interesting historical fiction story and despite all the terrible things it was still hopeful. But despite that it had an even hopeful tone with mention and focus on the partisans and people who were doing what they could to help the people in these concentration camps. It also dealt with the treatment of homosexuals and gypsies among others.It was interesting and heart-breaking to see that treatment of people. A place where horrible atrocities happened. Yes, it is a book about the holocaust but it's about a place that is not often talked about. I'm realizing that there are more complex and unique stories about the time period and this was a really great example. If you know me, you know that I am broadening my reading horizons and the includes reading more historical fiction set during WWII. In this case, where her grandmother came from and how she escaped to the US during WWII. Briar Rose is one of those books where a person sets out to find the truth about something that happened in the past. The first and most obvious layer of this book is the historical fiction narrative. This is a really layered story with an interesting historical fiction story, an intricate retelling, and a complex mystery. I finally took the time to read it as part of the Rock My TBR challenge and I'm glad that I did. It came highly recommended after I read and loved Bitter Greens back in 2014. This is a book that has been on my TBR for quite some time now.
A journey that will lead her to unspeakable brutality and horror. But a promise Rebecca makes to her dying grandmother will lead her on a remarkable journey to uncover the truth of Gemma's astonishing claim: I am Briar Rose. Synopsis: A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is "heartbreaking and heartwarming."Īn American Library Association "100 Best Books for Teens"Īn American Library Association "Best Books for Young Adults"Įver since she was a child, Rebecca has been enchanted by her grandmother Gemma's stories about Briar Rose. Published: Septemby Tor Books (Macmillan)
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