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I...can‘t really recommend this. I don‘t even really have anything specific to say why, because it‘s just a combination of reasons. All I can say is that it felt like it wanted to be something really moving that grabbed hold of your heart and didn‘t let go, but it didn‘t succeed. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Overall, really slow-moving, and I didn‘t feel strongly about any of the characters. #themadonnaofthemountains #elisevalmorbida

I started this this morning and am already almost done; it‘s not as wonderful as I wanted it to be, but it‘s not DNF-worthy, either. So far, I don‘t think it‘s going to be one I forcefully recommend to people, though. #themadonnaofthemountains #elisevalmorbida

I found this to be rather slow. It gets more interesting as it goes along, but it was hard for me to get into the story and I didn‘t connect with the main character. While this had interesting historical detail, and I think some will really love this, for me it was too slow. I voluntarily reviewed an eARC copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

I absolutely adored this quiet, intimate, and intensely introspective novel. Set in rural Italy during a 20-year period before, during, and after World War II, this story follows protagonist Maria Vittoria as she struggles both against Italian Fascist rule and her society's patriarchal stance towards womanhood and motherhood. Maria is a rich and beautifully rendered character—flawed and brave and incredibly human. Absolutely superb. Out June 12th!

I‘m loving the complete heck out of this novel. It‘s richly detailed and its protagonist is quiet and intensely introspective and it‘s beautiful to observe the world of early 1940s rural Italy through her eyes. She‘s strong and intelligent and incredibly compelling in a quiet and understated way. I *adore* novels like this!

#TBRtemptation post 1! Coming in 2018 Edition! Scheduled for a June release. The blurb does the title more justice than I could do, lol. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎