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blitzjess's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
dani_k's review against another edition
4.0
I just want to be part of Aphra’s weird, cute little found family.
onceandfuturelaura's review against another edition
3.0
I liked a lot of this. HPL saw through his homophobic racism dimly. Beyond the firelight there is something eldritch and transcendent. But my god, coincidence favors the Deep Ones in a way that occasionally took me right out of the story.
crow_toes's review against another edition
4.0
Following Winter Tide, Deep Roots is a continuation of a quieter exploration of Lovecraft’s Mythos, drawing it away from the source’s xenophobia. Instead, Deep Ones, Outer Ones, ghouls, and more all have their space as nuanced characters.
I really enjoyed that this book pushed further into the magic, dream walking, and tentacled horrors - all while exploring legacy, impermanence, and finding one’s place in the universe. Absolutely a fascinating world to immerse in.
I really enjoyed that this book pushed further into the magic, dream walking, and tentacled horrors - all while exploring legacy, impermanence, and finding one’s place in the universe. Absolutely a fascinating world to immerse in.
mshiiken's review against another edition
5.0
I'M WRITING THIS IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE I LOVE RUTHANNA EMRYS' WRITING. This was excellent!! The audiobook version was absolutely divine - the reader absolutely knocked it out of the park. Do yourself a favor and READ THIS BOOK.
cskye's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
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
4.0
krayfish1's review against another edition
4.0
The second book in the series is also good! It felt like the stakes were lower than in the first book, but hanging out with Aphra's posse was nice.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
Really got into this second book in the series (third if you count the novella).
Interesting commentary on evangelical Christianity: It was the long-settled descendants of Puritans whose superstitions were most dangerous.
And more commentary on today‰ЫЄs conservatives: Frightened people would look for enemies. And find them.
As much as I enjoyed Wintertide, I think her writing is even more poetic in this book. ‰Ы_hints of lust and roses.
I wonder, once you reach 50,000 years old does that make you more patient? Because you‰ЫЄre used to all this time passing? Or does it make you less patient? Because by now you‰ЫЄre so old you think you‰ЫЄre more knowledgeable and wiser than everyone else so you don‰ЫЄt understand why they don‰ЫЄt just do what you say.
Good book. Good series. Check them out.
Interesting commentary on evangelical Christianity: It was the long-settled descendants of Puritans whose superstitions were most dangerous.
And more commentary on today‰ЫЄs conservatives: Frightened people would look for enemies. And find them.
As much as I enjoyed Wintertide, I think her writing is even more poetic in this book. ‰Ы_hints of lust and roses.
I wonder, once you reach 50,000 years old does that make you more patient? Because you‰ЫЄre used to all this time passing? Or does it make you less patient? Because by now you‰ЫЄre so old you think you‰ЫЄre more knowledgeable and wiser than everyone else so you don‰ЫЄt understand why they don‰ЫЄt just do what you say.
Good book. Good series. Check them out.
schomj's review against another edition
4.0
I really love this series.
+ Lovecraftian atmospheric dread
+ contemplation of ethics/morals based on the characters' religious/belief systems
+ affection group/found family dynamics
+ interracial and queer relationships
+ a focus on ... not on nonviolence exactly, but violence is presented as both an obstacle and an unreliable tool
It all makes me really happy.
If worldbuilding and introspective character development makes you happy, I'd recommend it. If this all makes you think "plot, please!" you'll probably want to skip it 😀🐙
+ Lovecraftian atmospheric dread
+ contemplation of ethics/morals based on the characters' religious/belief systems
+ affection group/found family dynamics
+ interracial and queer relationships
+ a focus on ... not on nonviolence exactly, but violence is presented as both an obstacle and an unreliable tool
It all makes me really happy.
If worldbuilding and introspective character development makes you happy, I'd recommend it. If this all makes you think "plot, please!" you'll probably want to skip it 😀🐙
jvan's review against another edition
4.0
Better than the first book in the series, in my opinion, though in many ways the narrative was more tenuous and light and that should have made me like it less. I think, though, that I got a better feel for Aphra now that I've been with her for a book and thus this second installment let me really live with her.