A review by berrytown
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

a raw and unflinching depiction of war yet somehow still brimming with love. intentionality carries this novel. arden’s focus on the casualties of wwi not just in a numerical sense of lives lost, but how the carrying out of such horrors made their mark on history and echo into the present. memory is a wound but also a teacher.

of course the question at the heart of this book is: what does the devil do when hell arrives on earth?