april genevieve tucholke’s books are best appreciated on audio, as you can pretend a storyteller is narrating a long-lost tale in front of a low burning pyre.

this one, though, didn’t feel as mystical as “the boneless mercies”. the characters were very forgettable. it’s only been a couple of days since i’ve finished it and i find myself hard-pressed to remember anyone’s name.

i do hope she writes more stories set in this world, though. i feel like there is much left to explore, things we only got hints of.