A review by exterus
Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi

4.0

Rajaniemi breaks away from his (admittedly not very rigid) sci-fi mould and comes up with a sort of supernatural alternative history. The prose at times even more catching than his previous work, Summerland grips tightly as the plot slowly unravels. It's not as demanding in terms of figuring out what is going on, compared to, say, The Quantum Thief, but it's still a rather delightful read. There's something that I can't quite put my finger on that narrowly makes this "just" a four-star book. Maybe it'll grow on me during a re-read, but as is it just falls short of being a thoroughly enjoyable experience.