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A review by doughtah
A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
5.0
This is such a wonderful book that continues the story of Ylfing in his process of becoming a Chant. I loved it to pieces.
More specifically, here are some reasons I enjoyed the book:
1) Rowland continues to give deep, but not overwhelming, world-building in her world. Ylfing-Chant gives so many details into his food and what he wears as he grows that it felt like I could see the tavern and the other places Ylfing exists in.
2) I read A Conspiracy of Truths and Ylfing was there, but we didn't get to know his internal thoughts. It was really cool to see the fallout of ACoT and how it impacted Chant and Ylfing, their relationship to one another and Ylfing specifically.
3) The annotations!! There are annotations that add extra thoughts into the story - unlike A Conspiracy of Truths (told to us by one person), A Choir of Lies has one dominant author and one additional author that gives us another point of view. I adore annotations and Mistress Chant's annotations were biting, snarky, and a fun addition.
4) **SPOILERS** It's fantasy Tulip Fever and I am a sucker for a book that takes an historical event and fictionalizes it.
If you're a fan of fantasy, fun narrators, unreliable narrators, and economic affairs, I highly recommend A Choir of Lies.
More specifically, here are some reasons I enjoyed the book:
1) Rowland continues to give deep, but not overwhelming, world-building in her world. Ylfing-Chant gives so many details into his food and what he wears as he grows that it felt like I could see the tavern and the other places Ylfing exists in.
2) I read A Conspiracy of Truths and Ylfing was there, but we didn't get to know his internal thoughts. It was really cool to see the fallout of ACoT and how it impacted Chant and Ylfing, their relationship to one another and Ylfing specifically.
3) The annotations!! There are annotations that add extra thoughts into the story - unlike A Conspiracy of Truths (told to us by one person), A Choir of Lies has one dominant author and one additional author that gives us another point of view. I adore annotations and Mistress Chant's annotations were biting, snarky, and a fun addition.
4) **SPOILERS** It's fantasy Tulip Fever and I am a sucker for a book that takes an historical event and fictionalizes it.
If you're a fan of fantasy, fun narrators, unreliable narrators, and economic affairs, I highly recommend A Choir of Lies.