The Storyteller's Secret

Another one of those books that throws in a bunch of difficult and nuanced topics only to deal with them in the most superficial and simplistic way and then tie it up in a bow at the end. The ‘romance' is at the level of a Mills & Boon novel, the writing is only just competent and all the characters are one dimensional stereotypes. Which is a shame, because as noted it tries to take on some difficult topics like inequality, colonialism, adoption, miscarriage, arranged marriages... but it's all toothless.