Lina

Ένα από τα καλύτερα βιβλία που έχω διαβάσει. Σε ταξιδεύει στο Θιβέτ και στην ψηλότερη κορυφή του κόσμου, όπου οι κίνδυνοι είναι υψηλοί και το κάθε σου βήμα ένας αγώνας για ζωή

“We do not kill in spite or vengeance; we enact justice.” ~ Headsman

The author has kindly sent me a copy of her book “The Headsman”.

📖 The story: Some short tales of wickedness and sorrow of shady characters in a small village.

This book is very dark and atmospheric, building a story around an execution and the points of view of every character that was engaged. It had a cast of interesting characters like a strange merchant and (obviously😅) the headsman.

What I didn’t like about it, was the lack of character names which kept confusing me and made me struggle to understand what was going on. I think it was an attempt to build on the misty atmosphere but it kept me from connecting with the characters.

Overall, if you’re looking for a dark, gothic short story about some grey and sinful people told in a bit of a hazy way, this may be the one for you.

❤️

My first T. Kingfisher and it definitely won't be the last one. I loved the characters, the humour, the writing ❤