![]() ![]() An ambitious departure for Cashore that will reward (and perhaps demand) many re-readings. These shifts require a reader patient enough to follow the story’s many contradictions until Jane discovers why she’s at Tu Reviens and, ultimately, what she wants. Are you a swimmer Yeah, when I have time. ![]() Each new version is a little weirder than the last, and the overall effect is less Choose Your Own Adventure than Groundhog Day on acid, set within a framework that pays homage to several classic novels, most notably Du Maurier’s Rebecca. Jane realizes she's been breathing the faint, rather pleasant scent of chlorine ever since Ivy joined her. The story then restarts five times in five genres-spy thriller, horror, science fiction, mystery, fantasy-sometimes repeating information verbatim from a previous section. ![]() I liked that the portrayal of her romantic explorations was given a thoughtful examination but was still treated as commonplace and normal (because. A cast of guests, servants, Kiran’s twin, and a basset hound is quickly introduced, as are a raft of suspicious activities. Jane hasn’t had much experience in the romance department, and this book is, in part, an exploration of her sexuality, but she’s comfortable enough with herself to be open to all possibilities. When a former tutor, Kiran, invites Jane to her family’s island mansion, Tu Reviens, Jane accepts, arriving with everything she owns, including 37 handmade umbrellas. Cashore’s first novel in four years covers an eventful weekend in the life of 18-year-old Jane, an orphan raised by an aunt whose recent death has left her niece unmoored. ![]()
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