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A review by jackiijackii
Doubleblind by Ann Aguirre
4.0
Who knew that keeping Sirantha out of grimspace would create the best story of the series so far? She travels to Ithiss-Tor as a goodwill ambassador, to open the doors for an alliance that may prevent the previously unstoppable Morgut from destroying all of humanity. The only species they respect and fear are the Ithtorians, so it'd be pretty great if Vel's homeworld could jump on board. Unfortunately, the Ithtorians have deliberately kept to themselves because humans are little more than filthy animals, and Sirantha basically has her work cut out for her. Throw in a little intrigue, a few assassination attempts, betrayal, and thrilling heroics, and you've got yourself an entertaining installment of the Grimspace series, without the actual grimspace.
Sirantha is one of my favorite characters, yeah, because she can kick ass, but also because she learns, she grows, she adapts. She reminds me of Maxine from Marjorie Liu's "Hunter Kiss" series, but with more space and fewer demons. She surprises me sometimes, and that's what I need if I'm going to follow someone's story through to the end. In this book, it's the turning away from grimspace and focusing on the cultural details that keep things new and interesting. And, I'm pretty sure Aguirre meant for this to happen, but I have a major crush on Vel. If anything ever happens to March, I'm totally Team Vel. Three books left in the series, and I'll be rationing them so it's not over too quickly.
Sirantha is one of my favorite characters, yeah, because she can kick ass, but also because she learns, she grows, she adapts. She reminds me of Maxine from Marjorie Liu's "Hunter Kiss" series, but with more space and fewer demons. She surprises me sometimes, and that's what I need if I'm going to follow someone's story through to the end. In this book, it's the turning away from grimspace and focusing on the cultural details that keep things new and interesting. And, I'm pretty sure Aguirre meant for this to happen, but I have a major crush on Vel. If anything ever happens to March, I'm totally Team Vel. Three books left in the series, and I'll be rationing them so it's not over too quickly.