"The Pomegranate Gate" First Impressions *No Spoilers*

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Come talk about your initial, general impressions!

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[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

hey there, this is first impressions, I think you meant your post for Discuss everything! can you please move it?

[Beth]

I'm reading the hardcover, and the endpapers have a map with a large representation of the Iberian peninsula and pertinent cities/locations, and an inset showing the Mediterranean basin and what I'm guessing to be fruit-themed gates. :)

I've read the first three chapters, and am enjoying how the reader is gradually introduced to Naftaly and Toba, and the religious-political-[spoiler] situation that's affecting their lives.

I might hope for something more from the prose, but it's clear without feeling too simple or dumbed down, and admittedly it's about right for a book over 500 pages long... especially since I've already referred to the map a good half-dozen times in the first 30 pages.

[Cheryl L]

I suspect this is another book I would not have read if it weren't a book club book, but I'm finding the 2 protagonists very interesting and am occasionally finding myself laughing out loud at the banter. Very enjoyable read so far.

[April]

Ive been backed up with my reading, so i only started the first couple of pages a few days ago. Will likely be reading through July, but the plot synopsis caught my interest, and oh yes, i noticed the pomegranate colored tree fruit on the cover the other day. So pretty! 😅

Cant really say much about the story yet, although that is for the other thread anyway. Trying to finish up 2 books, then i can try to focus on this and another one or two (or 3 or 6 or 20 😅😜)