Maresi is a strongly feminist novel where abused women are sent to an island where men aren't allowed to travel. The men are not even allowed to walk upon the island. In this novel, there are essentially two main characters, Maresi and Jai. Maresi essentially tells us the story of her life on the island while teaching Jai, the newcomer, as well as the trouble that follows her. Be careful of getting too attached as this is a fairly short read of 208 pages.
Maresi is a dystopian novel and while that made it rather immersive. The novel gave a more in-depth look at a world where women are second class citizens. Essentially, men are the antagonists.
l sincerely enjoyed the descriptive element in how Maresi explained all the activities that the girls could do on the island. It was enjoyable that they explained how and why the girls were on the island. In all reality, some were there due to their families wanting them to have a better life. I, as well, enjoyed the serenity and in many cases, difficulty of how their lives played out. Unfortunately that trouble that followed wasn't very interesting, if at all. The girls have to face their destiny and well you get the idea. This in turn just made the novel feel annoying or bothersome at times.
What I must say I didn't enjoy was how some of the plot played out. Even though I had enjoyed the majority of the novel. At times it felt slow lacking key elements that all stories are meant to have. I would warn those who are sensitive to violence against women or even rape to be careful when reading this.
All in all, I would recommend this book but be careful of the trigger warnings. I do recommend this though to feminists or even anyone though women will most likely enjoy this novel more than men.
I'm giving this book a 3.7 out of 5. Caio!
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