This book initially caught my attention due to the beautiful eye-catching cover. The synopsis sounded very relevant to our times with themes of climate change, humans affecting their environment and a worldwide water shortage. I like a dual timeline and this book had a seventy-year-old Signe in 2019 and a young man named David and his little daughter in 2041.
Unfortunately this book wasn't the right fit for me. It took me several weeks to read as I kept putting it down for more compelling reads. I didn't connect with Signe's character at all. She was consumed with the past and finding her long-ago love. But the reader doesn't get a sense of why either of these things are so important to her. While David's story was more compelling with the sadness and hopelessness of the refugee camp, he made continued questionable decisions. The author has a descriptive style but very little happens chapter to chapter. This was a slow-moving book. The ending was also disappointing. And Signe's storyline just seems to stop. I was really looking forward to this book and am disappointed it didn't work out. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an e copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Unfortunately this book wasn't the right fit for me. It took me several weeks to read as I kept putting it down for more compelling reads. I didn't connect with Signe's character at all. She was consumed with the past and finding her long-ago love. But the reader doesn't get a sense of why either of these things are so important to her. While David's story was more compelling with the sadness and hopelessness of the refugee camp, he made continued questionable decisions. The author has a descriptive style but very little happens chapter to chapter. This was a slow-moving book. The ending was also disappointing. And Signe's storyline just seems to stop. I was really looking forward to this book and am disappointed it didn't work out. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an e copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.