mkmatheson 's review for:

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

2.5

slow-paced

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The tone of Buehlman’s writing is a great entry point for his worldbuilding, but his protagonist’s complete lack of agency (intended or not), made this a slog for me. It’s a shame because there’s so much that’s done so well here, but static story-development drowns it all.