milliereadsalot's Reviews > Death's Country

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review!

While I usually enjoy books written in verse, and usually can get through them very quickly, this one I struggled with and found myself not wanting to pick up. It's also not so much an "Orpheus and Eurydice" retelling as it is inspired by that myth - I actually think if this had been more of a retelling, it would have been far more compelling. The story didn't flow particularly well, and I struggled to connect to the characters. I did like the polyamorous love story at the heart of the story, and the author's take on the underworld was certainly unique, which I appreciated! This book will work for some people, unfortunately it just wasn't what I was wanting from it.