Feathertide - Beth Cartwright


 Merci à NetGalley et à la maison d'édition pour l'envoi de ce SP

Je crois que j'ai choisi ce livre essentiellement pour sa magnifique couverture. Le résumé n'était pas en reste non plus : Marea est née avec des plumes sur le corps. Elle passe son enfance et adolescence enfermée dans le bordel où travaille sa mère et rêve de liberté et surtout, de connaître son père. À ses 18 ans, elle part à sa recherche sur une île aux allures de Venise où elle rencontrera plusieurs personnes hautes en couleur.

Le roman est très beau, il ne se passe pas grand chose et l'histoire évolue lentement, mais ce n'est jamais ennuyant. La plume est poétique, introspective et faisait vraiment penser à un conte. Les personnages étaient uniques même si au final on ne connaît pas grand chose d'eux et de leurs vies.

Point diversité : romance f/f

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Thanks to NetGalley and to the publisher for providing me with this eArc

I loved instantly the cover of this book and knew I had to read it. Fortunately the synopsis looked great too ! Marea is born in a whorehouse and kept a secret for all her childhood because she is different : she has feathers. When she is 18, she decides to go look for her father and goes to the City of Waters where she meets a great deal of people. Slowly, she will begin to embrace her difference.

This book was very sweet and poetic. I loved all the characters and their oddities. I wish I knew more about them even though the story didn't feel too short.

Diversity : wlw

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