Burial Rites

Very little things are truly hauntingly beautiful, and this one of them.

I took longer than I would have liked with this book because of “life” events (moving houses, misplacing my eReader, finding said eReader broken, getting it fixed), and the book had a slow start, but sucked me in very quickly. I think I would have finished it in four days if not for my own delays.

Believable characters that develop and grow, and by the time you get attached to them, it's time to say goodbye. Please have a strong stomach when reading this, you'll need it for all the gruesome events that the author has rightfully given sufficient detail to.

For those who worry about the Icelandic names, they are semi-important but you'll be able to piece everything that you've left out easily by the end of the novel. If this is on your to-read list, give it a shot. I would encourage you to read this sooner rather than later, it's a really wonderful read.