4.5

On the one hand, thank goodness the book I’ve been waiting literal years for was as good as hoped, on the other hand, now I must wait who knows how long for book 5. The murder mystery worked really well, but I feel like it did take away a bit from Morrigan’s lessons, which are some of my favorite parts. But I loved how much time we got to spend with Cadence, and learning more about Jack and his past. While the Silver District scenes weren’t my fave (just because I missed school/hotel life), I did appreciate exploring complicated relationships with family and Mog finding her way back to her true home. I probably could have benefitted from another reread of previous books, but I figured everything out eventually. There’s a lot of setup for future installments that I’m really excited to unravel — namely WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH EZRA SQUALL IM DYING TO KNOW. OK but what did y’all think?