22. Matrix

By Lauren Groff (257pp)

I have been looking forward to reading this since I heard a podcast with the author. If I remembered which one I would link it, but it's been awhile. I love Lauren Groff's writing and I enjoyed this one. Like Fates & Furies if you look at reviews, people seem to love or hate this book. Those are my favorite books! This is set in the 12th century and opens with a teenaged Marie de France banished to a run down abbey where the nuns are starving. The story follows Marie's life as she whips the abbey into shape. Complex characters and relationships. Made me want to know more about this time period.