Reviews

Air Logic by Laurie J. Marks

lenahe's review against another edition

adventurous tense

4.0

This was not perfect, I wish we saw more of the people changing and accepting the new Shaftal, but it was satisfying.

patchworkculture's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

tellingetienne's review against another edition

4.0

This is a beautiful conclusion to a sweeping epic of a queer found family saving and rebuilding a nation. In each book the idea of what a family is and can be grows and shifts as the world grows and shifts. Marks weaves a beautifully complex world, magic, and peoples in her writing and it leaves me breathless in how it all comes together.

waclements7's review against another edition

4.0

Great end to a wonderful series

This is one of the most enjoyable series I have read in a while — all of the books are good and the characters are great. The story is good and the world building is really solid. Highly recommended.

grid's review against another edition

5.0

Madness and magic are tightly coupled in the world of Shaftal. Quite enjoyed this.

hwesta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

silodear's review against another edition

5.0

I love this book. I love this series. I wish there were trans people in it.

I’m blaming my current reading slump on how hard it is for me to finish a beloved series. This book was so incredible and I read it so obscenely slowly. I think I’ll read these books again. A rarity for me.

psifiend's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

beelzebubbie's review against another edition

5.0

An incredible weaving of time, insight, and powerful longings — across the span of a single lifetime, and also across many hundreds of years, and beyond. Marks was able to leave her threads loose and untied while clenching a fist around the aching heart of this series and holding it steady. It is incredible to witness the sheer yearning that came from the heartbreak, loss and love in this series - and to have it not resolved, in the end, not even fully soothed, but nurtured, tended to like a dying fire. The heartache goes on, it grows and evolves, and beautiful things grow from it, not deformed and twisted by pain, but resilient, strong and ever yearning. Zanja Na’Tarwein is the ultimate protagonist, a hero in brokenness and completeness.

msjenne's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0