Reviews

Water Logic: An Elemental Logic Novel by Laurie J. Marks

lenahe's review

adventurous challenging

3.75

This book took a turn that was unexpected to me. I wanted to see more of how the Sainnites and Shaftali could make peace together, but the book focuses on a more magical journey to answer a different question. 

brittyyyyyyy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective

5.0

ljeanbean's review against another edition

5.0

Loved it! A little hard to follow, but I can't wait for the fourth one!!!

erinthecat's review against another edition

4.0

Poignant and enchanting as the other two books. At a couple of points, I almost cried. As for the characters, I hope Seth features in the next book just as much. I also was a bit disappointed at how little Emil and Medric featured. Zanja broke my heart, as usual, but I'm glad she and Karis had some happiness. I found Water Logic didn't drag as much as the second book, Earth Logic. However, the ending and plot felt a bit unfinished. Perhaps that is because there is one more book to go? Perhaps it is because I am not used to the shifting water logic. ;)

PS: The cow dogs are totally corgis, right? I love them so very much.

aneton's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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

4.75

grid's review against another edition

4.0

Heart breaking, but also all the wounds are healed. There are a few things that didn’t make a lot of sense but it was still quite good.

harveylamber's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Absolutely one of my favorite books. 

The depiction of Clement’s shadow/ horror as so alive, intentional and lurking captures how it feels to live with an intense trauma. Marks captures the true isolation that Zanja experiences in the past, and her contrast of that with the possibility of seeing her people alive is heartbreaking. Despite these possibilities, e see Zanja choose integrity again and again.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Death

Marks continues to write the queer chosen family fantasy of my dreams.

snapdragonfly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Absolutely love these books, it’s hard to put them down. The characters and the story are so compelling.. and it is so grippingly beautiful, raw and painful. 

argentrabe's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

hwesta's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

While I continue to enjoy this series, I didn't find this book worked for me. 

I liked the scenes with Zanya 200 years in the past and wish we'd had more of them, and enjoyed the twisty and illogical ways the time travel affected history/the present. I found the deaths of

Mabin & Saleen

to be jarringly unexpected, removed some interesting characters, and the fallout from that was initially interesting but

wrapped up with water magic and seemingly no further consequences?

. I also want to see Karis get to do more! It seem she's always being held back against her nature, or making rash decisions everyone else has to scramble to support. (maybe that's the point, and I'm missing it?)

Still looking forward to Air Logic.