I got Upon a Starlit Tide but I haven’t picked it up yet because I really enjoyed the prose and the Hansel + Gretel remix of Kell Woods’ previous work, After the Forest. I love your description so I hope to pick it up soon!
here to sway your book picks: THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is perfectly bite-sized and will scratch your word-loving itch if you can make room for a lyrical novella in your month.
I would rate it a medium. Initial worldbuilding learning curve is a bit high because there are a lot of unfamiliar words and political structures, but the actual magic system is pretty simple and it takes place in our recognizable world (London/Oxford)
I got Upon a Starlit Tide but I haven’t picked it up yet because I really enjoyed the prose and the Hansel + Gretel remix of Kell Woods’ previous work, After the Forest. I love your description so I hope to pick it up soon!
here to sway your book picks: THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is perfectly bite-sized and will scratch your word-loving itch if you can make room for a lyrical novella in your month.
How accessible a fantasy series is Samantha Shannon’s series for a newish fantasy reader?
I would rate it a medium. Initial worldbuilding learning curve is a bit high because there are a lot of unfamiliar words and political structures, but the actual magic system is pretty simple and it takes place in our recognizable world (London/Oxford)
Thanks for another great recap! FWIW, the link to Democracy in Retrograde is not correct. It is connecting to Original Sins only.
Thank you so much for letting me know! Just fixed it!