Victoria T. (justicepirate) reviewed on + 350 more book reviews
This book was so interesting and mysterious. Judith comes back to her hometown after being hidden away in the woods. No one seems to pay her much mind or bothers to talk to her because she is missing half of her tongue. She holds so many secrets and as we read this book, her story unfolds. Her own mother seems to hate her. On top of everything the boy she grew up loving is engaged to be married. Everything seems to go against her favor and perhaps running away from everyone would be the best answer for her life.
This story is set in a time period from over a hundred years ago, though I don't really think it was explained exactly when, but from the descriptions of much of the story, it is in Roswell Station, GA most likely during the Civil War or even earlier on, but probably in a small more confined town that is very concerned about obedience to God, though many of the people there seem to just be going through the motions while it means something to Judith.
Judith is talking to "You" throughout this book. It took me a while to understand who "You" was, but the narration was really unique and the chapters were very small in roman numerals on each page. It was basically a thought process of what Judith is thinking as if she is talking to this "You" who does get revealed early on.
The cover of the book was very misleading since the girl in it has a modern hairstyle and eyeliner on. Most of this story has Judith wearing a cap on her head and it is mentioned that her hair being down is a private thing. My sister-in-law let me borrow her book without telling me a thing about it. I did not know what to expect but I truly enjoyed this story a lot. I felt as if I could perfectly picture everything because of how it was written. I felt as if I was there myself, and for me, that doesn't always happen (and I read a lot, more than a book per week). This book was beautiful.
This story is set in a time period from over a hundred years ago, though I don't really think it was explained exactly when, but from the descriptions of much of the story, it is in Roswell Station, GA most likely during the Civil War or even earlier on, but probably in a small more confined town that is very concerned about obedience to God, though many of the people there seem to just be going through the motions while it means something to Judith.
Judith is talking to "You" throughout this book. It took me a while to understand who "You" was, but the narration was really unique and the chapters were very small in roman numerals on each page. It was basically a thought process of what Judith is thinking as if she is talking to this "You" who does get revealed early on.
The cover of the book was very misleading since the girl in it has a modern hairstyle and eyeliner on. Most of this story has Judith wearing a cap on her head and it is mentioned that her hair being down is a private thing. My sister-in-law let me borrow her book without telling me a thing about it. I did not know what to expect but I truly enjoyed this story a lot. I felt as if I could perfectly picture everything because of how it was written. I felt as if I was there myself, and for me, that doesn't always happen (and I read a lot, more than a book per week). This book was beautiful.
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