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Thank you to NetGalley and Farrar, Straus and Giroux for an advance copy of this book! I got the chance to review The Boneless Mercies when it first came out, so I was excited to get my hands on this companion novel. Plus, look at this gorgeous cover! It absolutely deserves to sit on everyone's shelf.

First, let me say that if you haven't read The Boneless Mercies, you definitely can still read this book. It's a completely different story, though it's set in the same world. It does reference things that happen in The Boneless Mercies, but Torvi's story is something new. What's great about how these books interact with each other is the way they lift up women to be heroes. It's refreshing and well-done!

My main qualm about this book is that the plot seems to stall about halfway through the book. The beginning is exciting and the end is exciting, but the middle seems a bit muddled. It didn't feel as action packed as The Boneless Mercies and I just wanted a bit more meat in the middle.

All in all, an atmospheric novel that fans of the classics will certainly enjoy.
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I struggled with the middle of this book. It just didn't hook me like The Boneless Mercies. More to come in a review next week!