slou_i 's review for:

House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.5

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I love how detailed and tapestry-like this series is, how the narrative folds back over onto itself. Also how the book has such empathy for its characters without shying away from grief and flaws (and allowing the occasional nasty ones to get their satisfying comeuppance). I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the first one, but that’s personal preference.