Agustina Bazterrica's writing is wonderful, there is no doubt about that. The Unworthy is a dystopian novel written as though the pages have been found and it is the experience of someone at the House of the Sacred Sisterhood. It's been written in whatever they can use; their blood, monk's ink, etc.

It is very Handmaid's Tale in a post-apocalypic world but there is very little background or world building. There is a really eerie feeling that you get whilst reading and I understand the religious aspects and positions of power, however I felt a huge amount of vagueness which meant I struggled to really connect. It feels really slow for the majority of the book then the last couple of chapters amp up a bit. 

There are some really shocking and sad scenes and as I said, I cannot fault Bazterrica's writing style. I just wanted a little bit more I think!