A review by sunday
The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar

4.0

Gorgeous gorgeous writing. I picked this up without reading the previous book in this world. And. I struggled. I spent the first half of the book thinking this one wasn't for me -- the plot, the world-building, the history, all obscured, hidden, left unsaid to focus on the women living inside all these structures. Eventually, information started to seep in, the story unfolding as you fall in love with each character, one by one, wondering where their story will end. My heart is aching after this one.