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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I haven’t read a lot by this author yet, but I’ve always intended to. After reading this book I’ll be bumping them up on my priority list. In the past, I have read some of their short stories and an older book of theirs that isn’t really a subgenre I read a lot of (mob/mafia), but I’ve had their Neon Gods book for a while and haven’t gotten to it yet. Here’s the thing; I follow the author on social media because I love their candid commentary on the world and Romanclandia. They share a lot of the same morals and principles I do. I get excited when she talks about upcoming books she is publishing yet never get around to reading them. It’s strange. Anyway…
I consumed this story in audiobook format and the narrators were phenomenal. Especially Will Watt. I was leery because I hadn’t read any true fantasy books this way yet and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to keep the world building straight in my mind. No worries, I was fully immersed in this world from the very beginning.
Evelyn is a fun character. She has this wonderful integrity when it comes to the underdog, but she cannot seem to help her sticky fingers. She also cannot help but speak her mind and that is not always safe to do, especially in Threshold where she is trapped out of her world for now. Bowen is such a rule follower he doesn’t tend to see shades of gray. Being drawn to Evelyn opens his eyes to some of the injustices that are being done around him. Sometimes you don’t know there’s a different way until you are shown what’s behind the curtain. These two are fantastic together. He keeps her grounded and she helps him to open his mind and they both protect each other. In many ways, their magic is complementary.
There are so many secrets each character holds, some are revealed to the reader and some are not. At least not yet. Although Evelyn and Bowen have an HFN in this book, I know it’s not the last we’ll see of them. This is a story about revolution, and revolutions start small and build; they don’t happen overnight. Bowen and Evelyn have their goals and objectives for now, but there is still more to Bowen’s past to be revealed. From what I can tell, some of the wonderful side characters in this story will be getting their own books as more of this world is revealed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Sexual harassment and Child abuse
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