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A review by ergative
The Mirador by Katherine Addison
3.75
This felt a little bit less focused than the previous two books, and I was never entirely clear, given how it began, whether I was supposed to look for a connection between the mystery of the extra tomb in the crypt and the modern-day court political shenanigans. I see now that I think the former was perhaps some symbolic representation of the toxicity of court politics (??), but it took so long to get resolved that it felt as if instead there was gong to be some grand connection between them, which never materialized.
Still, the character work is superb. The way Felix is such a PROFOUND asshole is a really bold choice. It was a very good narrative decision to bind him to Mildmay in the previous book with the obligation d'ame, because otherwise it would absolutely beggar belief why Mildmay puts up with him. This way there's a perfectly reasonable motivation for that.
Still, the character work is superb. The way Felix is such a PROFOUND asshole is a really bold choice. It was a very good narrative decision to bind him to Mildmay in the previous book with the obligation d'ame, because otherwise it would absolutely beggar belief why Mildmay puts up with him. This way there's a perfectly reasonable motivation for that.