Let me reveal two things with one picture: my hand and my first 5 star read this year.
I loved this. The world building is phenomenal. The world was creative, the creatures are making sense. The world and the characters are interacting, it’s not just a setting, it’s the whole point. The characters are interesting, they have layers (of multiple trauma). They are according to their age and are not annoying, which is a high bar for young people. This is kinda dark, but not too dark. It was perfect for my taste, especially with the fact that there is no romance in it, apart from the family drama. I loved the bickering, the fact that the different people have different kind of humour, but they make it work?? To be one big good thing? I just can’t.
Will I be recommending this book to everyone in the next twenty years? Yes. Yes, I will, and I won’t be ashamed of it.
Check out the author’s tumblr: @muffinlance
