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A review by drlark
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
Final books are tough to pull off. So many threads to tie up, personal arcs, and crowd pleasing climactic action scenes. Add to that, I read these three books as they came out, so it's taken five years to read the series, and there is a lot that I just don't remember book to book.
But by and large, I think RR tells a great story across the trilogy -- pre-Columbian fantasy with violent gods, their avatars, lots of politics, and, best of all, compelling characters and relationships. The plot propelled me through the book, and I was happy to be in each of the character's chapters, though I feel like the side cast was pretty disposable and often dispatched for angst without great effect. There is also a glaring plot hole that I can't believe wasn't resolved. Mostly, after finishing this, I want to go back and reread the first two. Even if the ending is a little quick, I still want to spend more time with these characters.
But by and large, I think RR tells a great story across the trilogy -- pre-Columbian fantasy with violent gods, their avatars, lots of politics, and, best of all, compelling characters and relationships. The plot propelled me through the book, and I was happy to be in each of the character's chapters, though I feel like the side cast was pretty disposable and often dispatched for angst without great effect. There is also a glaring plot hole that I can't believe wasn't resolved. Mostly, after finishing this, I want to go back and reread the first two. Even if the ending is a little quick, I still want to spend more time with these characters.