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Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by Iona Datt Sharma, Katherine Fabian

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franziskera's review

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5.0

nice fantastical read for an evening

chirson's review

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4.0

One of my Christmas traditions is to read either something queer & wholesome or something depressing & creepy. I chose wholesome queer this year and "Sing for the Coming..." was perfect. It gets so much right, emotion-wise, it's so life-affirming, kind and lovely. I was only somewhat invested in plot and worldbuilding, inventive though it was, but the queer feels were lovely, particularly after the first 1/3, when the setup was done and we could focus on the protagonists.

The details about the power of symbols and the way they resonated in ways big and small (for magic and "magic" like Layla's use of Meraud's perfume) were exquisite. A great read to finish my challenge with.

nicolemhill's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 stars. I wanted to enjoy this so much because how many fantasy novellas feature a nice, normal, healthy polyamory situation? I did like parts of it, but I didn't care for the writing style and, as a consequence, couldn't connect with the characters.

scrow1022's review

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5.0

Beautiful, mesmerizing story.

cloodnook's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

katieanne4's review

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i loved this. i didn't realize it was a novella and when i realized i was halfway through i was crushed! but it did what it needed to do in that space.