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I think this is the only one of the Patternist books that I will give 5 stars. They’ve all been good, but this one checked the boxes for me. I love a good prequel, and although I don’t think this counts as a prequel it felt like one given the I had previously read Patternmaster and Mind of My Mind.
Anyanwu is an unforgettable character. Stronger, more likable and more developed than Mary in MoMM. I think that’s why I give it 5. It felt so great to find someone who felt Doro’s true match (even if Mary was the one to end him).
And the ENDING - her deciding to live on and her change her name to Emma, the same Emma from MoMM. Yes!!
If I were to bump it down to 4, it would be for the dizzying number of times she switches the focus of the 3rd person omniscient from Doro to Anyanwu. At times I found myself getting frustrated at how much I was having to pay attention to that.
Anyanwu is an unforgettable character. Stronger, more likable and more developed than Mary in MoMM. I think that’s why I give it 5. It felt so great to find someone who felt Doro’s true match (even if Mary was the one to end him).
And the ENDING - her deciding to live on and her change her name to Emma, the same Emma from MoMM. Yes!!
If I were to bump it down to 4, it would be for the dizzying number of times she switches the focus of the 3rd person omniscient from Doro to Anyanwu. At times I found myself getting frustrated at how much I was having to pay attention to that.