Undone
Rachel Caine
2008 · 305 pages · Historical fiction
How it reads
Undone is historical fiction (christian historical fantasy, specifically), and its dominant mood is dark. It goes to difficult places and doesn't look away. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.
It's set in several locations, in the historical past, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are faith, identity and survival. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.
It's a later book in a series — you'll usually want to start earlier. The ending resolves happily. At 305 pages it's a quick read. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something dark
- you want to be sure it ends well
- you're drawn to stories about faith
Maybe not if…
- you need something cosy, heartwarming or funny
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- historical fiction
- Author gender
- female
- Author experience
- prolific veteran
- Setting: place
- multiple locations
- Setting: time
- historical
- Mood / feeling
- dark
- Pace
- moderate
- Tone / weight
- balanced
- Length
- medium
- Narrative style
- third person, several viewpoints
- Publication era
- modern classic
- Popularity
- moderately known
- Series vs standalone
- later in a series
- Ending style
- resolved and happy
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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