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The Micah Grey series was one of my favourites as a teen, to the point where I made so much fanart there's a side character in book 3 named after me. So I obviously already came into this attached to the characters & full of nostalgia and can’t exactly come at these versions unbiased. It has been quite a few years since the last time I read them, so my memory of some details is vague - but I enjoyed the experience just as much as I did the last time(s)!!
It’s such an original and magical world - I love the mix of gaslamp fantasy and victorian circus (and later magicians) vibes with an original mythology. There’s strong themes of queerness, gender, and identity intertwined with the themes of performance, and some fantasy, political, and romance simmering in the background.
It feels a little more mature than the original versions, and it’s also a bit gentler in regards to assault/death - most of the more blatant scenes of violation (being groped/stripped) from the original are removed. The weight of potential for those things is more than enough to be impactful in the same way, it’s just a bit subtler, in a way that I appreciate!I appreciate the changes to what happens to Aenea too.
I love the bit of extra content in the arc, and I can’t wait to read the rerelease of Shadowplay and Masquerade!
I'm also glad micah was aged up! the age gap in the original was kinda like. I just pretended it was a little closer lmao
It’s such an original and magical world - I love the mix of gaslamp fantasy and victorian circus (and later magicians) vibes with an original mythology. There’s strong themes of queerness, gender, and identity intertwined with the themes of performance, and some fantasy, political, and romance simmering in the background.
It feels a little more mature than the original versions, and it’s also a bit gentler in regards to assault/death - most of the more blatant scenes of violation (being groped/stripped) from the original are removed. The weight of potential for those things is more than enough to be impactful in the same way, it’s just a bit subtler, in a way that I appreciate!
I love the bit of extra content in the arc, and I can’t wait to read the rerelease of Shadowplay and Masquerade!