After reading the synopsis I knew it was my sort of thing, and I was not disappointed by this first look. It had me gripped from the first page and left me wondering what was going to happen next. The description really immersed you in the story, and it really felt as if I was there with Martha experiencing what she was.
Martha can tell people's secrets just by touching an item of their clothing; is this a gift or a curse? Can Martha ever truly get to know someone if she knows things they wouldn't want her to know? What happened to her beloved grandma, and why does her mum burn her letters? I am incredibly curious where this story is going to lead.
Definitely a book I will want to read in full when I get the chance!
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"When the fog rises, run for home, Marta, my child. Dead men rise with the mist!"
Having now had the opportunity to read the whole book thanks to Netgalley, I have to say I'm very disappointed in this book. I'm so conflicted as I've seen so many good reviews on good reads and on Instagram about this book but for me it just did not connect. I have also seen a lot of people say they found this spooky, but I really did not. I felt that some was missing for me in this book; I wasn't gripped or wanting to find out what was going on, I was mostly just confused.
The ending of the book felt very ambiguous; not only do we find out that Stigs ex girlfriend is still in a coma, we also learn that Marta has been seeing the ghost of this girlfriend, and yet we learn nothing more - it's left so open ended that I'm confused as to whether we're meant to trust Stig or not. We don't learn how Mormor dies, and why she was desperately pleading with the neighbour.
I did really enjoy the power that Marta has with touching people's clothes and found that aspect of the book to be really intriguing; Marta struggles with this gift on a day to day basis, and doesn't really understand what it means. I did appreciate how well this was told and how conflicted she felt at times with wanting to know how people were feeling but not wanting to intrude on their privacy. I didn't understand her mothers motivations for not telling her about Mormors death; I understand she didn't want to be dragged into what she believed to be hysterical drama, however her decision not to tell Marta is really unkind and really does not consider Martas feelings here; her sudden arrival at the end of the book just fell a bit flat for me, and her then proclaiming that she will up and move to this cottage just baffled me as it was a complete 180.
Overall I was just quite underwhelmed by this book, I really enjoyed the whole concept and Martas gift, but I just couldn't really connect with the book in the end. These are my personal views though and I donning that sometimes books just do not fit with a person, and this didn't fit for me.
Martha can tell people's secrets just by touching an item of their clothing; is this a gift or a curse? Can Martha ever truly get to know someone if she knows things they wouldn't want her to know? What happened to her beloved grandma, and why does her mum burn her letters? I am incredibly curious where this story is going to lead.
Definitely a book I will want to read in full when I get the chance!
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"When the fog rises, run for home, Marta, my child. Dead men rise with the mist!"
Having now had the opportunity to read the whole book thanks to Netgalley, I have to say I'm very disappointed in this book. I'm so conflicted as I've seen so many good reviews on good reads and on Instagram about this book but for me it just did not connect. I have also seen a lot of people say they found this spooky, but I really did not. I felt that some was missing for me in this book; I wasn't gripped or wanting to find out what was going on, I was mostly just confused.
The ending of the book felt very ambiguous; not only do we find out that Stigs ex girlfriend is still in a coma, we also learn that Marta has been seeing the ghost of this girlfriend, and yet we learn nothing more - it's left so open ended that I'm confused as to whether we're meant to trust Stig or not. We don't learn how Mormor dies, and why she was desperately pleading with the neighbour.
I did really enjoy the power that Marta has with touching people's clothes and found that aspect of the book to be really intriguing; Marta struggles with this gift on a day to day basis, and doesn't really understand what it means. I did appreciate how well this was told and how conflicted she felt at times with wanting to know how people were feeling but not wanting to intrude on their privacy. I didn't understand her mothers motivations for not telling her about Mormors death; I understand she didn't want to be dragged into what she believed to be hysterical drama, however her decision not to tell Marta is really unkind and really does not consider Martas feelings here; her sudden arrival at the end of the book just fell a bit flat for me, and her then proclaiming that she will up and move to this cottage just baffled me as it was a complete 180.
Overall I was just quite underwhelmed by this book, I really enjoyed the whole concept and Martas gift, but I just couldn't really connect with the book in the end. These are my personal views though and I donning that sometimes books just do not fit with a person, and this didn't fit for me.