Official Review: Shattered Moon by Renata Lanzoni

[Alice Heritage]

Wow, I have to say this book looks really interesting. You never know what a person hides! I will put this in my shelf, thank you for your review!

I enjoyed reading it despite the heavy themes. I hope you will too - welcome to the site!

[Espie]

The usual adage that "we don't choose who we love," if true, implies that a tragic or abusive relationship depicted in this piece could really be possible. Even the Stockholm syndrome seems to be synonymous to the psychological theories relevant to the main characters' predicament, especially Maddy's. It's a sad plight that one would hope not to have, indeed, or feel grateful for if one is unattached. Thank you for your thought-provoking review.

[zjacks]

This sounds like a captivating read, definitely something I could consider delving into in the near future. I will say, your mention of grammatical and spelling errors does put me off. If there is one thing I hate, it's technical problems like that, which take away from the artform as a whole.

[Itskai88]

This story frightening me but I know it will be some sort of lesson to its readers. I think I will pass on this. Great review by the way.

[Alice Heritage]

The usual adage that "we don't choose who we love," if true, implies that a tragic or abusive relationship depicted in this piece could really be possible. Even the Stockholm syndrome seems to be synonymous to the psychological theories relevant to the main characters' predicament, especially Maddy's. It's a sad plight that one would hope not to have, indeed, or feel grateful for if one is unattached. Thank you for your thought-provoking review.

Yes, it is sad that these things have to happen. It was an interesting read, though. Thanks for reading and commenting!

[Alice Heritage]

This sounds like a captivating read, definitely something I could consider delving into in the near future. I will say, your mention of grammatical and spelling errors does put me off. If there is one thing I hate, it's technical problems like that, which take away from the artform as a whole.

Yes, they bother me when they keep cropping up in books. This one did have some error-free passages, but that wasn't consistently maintained throughout. Thanks for stopping by!

[Kajori Sheryl Paul]

I would love to read about Maddy's experiences. I hope she came out of it relatively unscathed.

Thank you for the lovely review.

[Alice Heritage]

I would love to read about Maddy's experiences. I hope she came out of it relatively unscathed.

Thank you for the lovely review.

Hopefully, it's not too much of a spoiler to reveal that she survived! Thanks for your kind comment.

[BelleReadsNietzsche]

I see what you mean about that not being someone's name! Places that were mentioned were Mirissa and Weligama, also Galle as a bigger place for shopping and visiting the fort.
Thanks for your supportive comment! I think few women would put up with that behaviour if it happened all the time at the beginning of the relationship - but when they are wonderful to start with and you bond with them, it's so confusing when they suddenly switch. The author described this kind of thing very well.

Yes. No one would put up with partners like that if that’s what they knew they were going into; but that’s never what is made visible at the beginning, is it? I’ve heard the metaphor of turning up the heat so slowly the person in the pot doesn’t realize it’s boiling.

I appreciate women writing about their experiences, your review which notes what works well in this book and some of its shortcomings, and the comments from the user who is familiar with some of the cultural issues in the book. This entire topic is a very interesting read.

[Cleis]

I'm flushed, and I'm not exactly sure what to say, but at first, Kiri isn't a name for a male and I don't no why the author found it appropriate to use that name. Secondly, thank you for your input, and I would like to know has he visited Sri Lanka to write a story revolving that island?

I really value your input! I did find the name odd. I don't know if it's short for something? I guess the names have been changed as the author says this is a true story, so my understanding is that all this happened to her. I don't believe she meant to single out the island of Sri Lanka particularly; partner abuse can happen everywhere (I have experienced it from an English man).
Many thanks for commenting.

The word "Kiri" is the Sinhala term for curd and milk. No, singling out isn't the issue in here, but I was wondering since this is based on true events, which happened to the author, did she mention an area of particular interest? Such as a location within the country? Your welcome and Thank you again!

P.s. sorry about your abuse. For what it's worth, he doesn't deserve you, and you can do way much better.

Wow, these are great comments, Sahani Nimandra! It sounds like the author is a little ignorant about Sri Lanka as a whole, especially for picking the name "Kiri." This book must have been written with only westerners in mind, who wouldn't know any better. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

And, thanks to the reviewer for your insights!