Review: All This I Will Give to You

All This I Will Give to You by Dolores Redondo
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was one of the ebooks I received for free from Amazon's World Book Day 2019.

I didn't know this book would be a mystery until I was a good chunk of the way into it. I enjoyed how bits of information were revealed, and it felt fairly natural. Though most of the book is in limited third-person from Manuel's perspective, it does make brief forays into other characters' perspectives which help to accentuate those moments.

Sexual violence is a major thread running through the various characters' narratives, and it's interesting to see that this is written by a woman. It almost seems like this was written as an apology from men, so maybe it represents the apology the author desires. I especially got this feeling because of the thoughts expressed by Manuel.

Not that the few female characters are portrayed very positively. Many women in the book are portrayed as ruthless, vindictive, or heartless. Even still, I think the balance is more positive for women as more men are called weak in this novel, which is not an adjective used to describe any of the women.

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