Graham Downs reviewed Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher
It's complicated. Because LIFE is complicated
4 stars
Wow. Just. Wow.
That was a rollercoaster. It's got this epic feel to it, as we meet Senna, who in the opening chapters wakes up in a strange house, all alone, and discovers she's been kidnapped. We don't know why or by whom, but what follows is a long, introspective journey of her life and the trauma that she's been through, as she tries to piece together who did this and for what purpose.
And there's a lot of trauma. This character is a full, complex, messed up human being. There were things that made me laugh at loud, and things that made me so sad I almost wanted to close the book and never open it again.
It doesn't have a cliched "Happily Ever After" ending, either. No spoilers, but it's complicated, because LIFE is complicated, and the story captures that perfectly.
Oh, and I loved the Acknowledgements!
