![]() ![]() I read Billingsley's book The Folk Keeper earlier this year and absolutely loved it. Both chilling and heart-wrenching, Chime is an excellent romantic young adult fantasy. However, I still enjoyed this book immensely, savoring every description, every poignant moment. My only criticism is that the big mystery isn’t really a big mystery at all most readers will have guessed the ultimate revelation early on. The Swampsea is a such a vivid setting - creepy, perilous, magical, and lovely, all at once. The romance develops organically - no insta-love here - and is far from sweetness and light, even at the end.But perhaps what I loved best about this novel is the world Billingsley so deftly crafts. Briony’s story is as raw and painful as it is insightful, especially in regard to abuse, guilt, self-loathing, love, fear, and memory. I eventually came to love Briony and her rocky relationships with Rose, Eldric, and her father. The protagonist Briony isn’t particularly sympathetic at first, but as the story unfolds, so does the depths of her emotional and psychological trauma. Chime starts off with a bang and then slowly draws you in with its lyrical, hauntingly beautiful writing and mysterious characters. ![]()
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