skconaghan 's review for:

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
4.0
challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emotional, sentimental, melancholic, nostalgic, devastating, yet always hopeful

The supernatural elements undergird our belief in a happy ending… and this story emphasises our desperate need for the supernatural in our bleak hopeless existence.

There’s a sweetness to the blind hopeless hope demonstrated here. Again, beautiful writing from Arden.