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The Symmetry of Stars by Alex Myers
4.0

It's not a classic fantasy more a speculative fiction that develops a what-if based on two characters very loosely based on characters from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso
It's an interesting experiment dealing with topics like gender and how our future is defined by it.
It's a sort of philosophical novel and, even if a bit too long, it was a thought provoking and interesting read.
The polarity of Nature&Nurture, the detached voice of the narrator, the interesting female part of the twin couple are my favorite parts.
I think it could have been shorter as this type of fiction is usually a novella and not 400 pages.
It's difficult to understand who could be the right type of reader, I don't think it's the right type of story if you want a lot of action.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine