leosagewardrobe 's review for:

Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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: Complicated

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I’m so glad Rebecca Roanhorse was able to bring her dream of a pre-Columbian America fantasy to life. Similar to NK Jemisin, the worldbuilding has such specificity that it reads like a mythological epic; the details feel less like a fantastical invention that you can see the author’s fingerprints on, and more like this is a recording of a story long told. This was such an engrossing series about young adults caught up in machinations started long before their time by their ancestors and their gods. I loved so many characters and the high stakes made things so tense. Roanhorse sticks the landing with the ending showing us how the characters fight to possibly end the cycle others put in motion. It’s a fitting ending for a series that is simultaneously about love, hope, and family while also being a cautionary tale about power, gods, and prophecies.

I borrowed the books in this series from the library, but the covers are so stunning I’d like to own them.