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A review by reflectiverambling_nalana
imPerfect Bones by C.N. Rowan
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This installment is no less worthy than all the rest of the series, managing to bring a new flair as our protagonist is stuck in a world of magic with only a thread of his own in tact and closer to mortality than he had been since his first life.
It brings all the action, the comradery, the emotional and physical battles, the calls to mythology and still squeezing bits of history though it's more separated from the real world than others, that I personally love from book one and beyond. The inclusion of several elements that would be considered 'diverse' is again completely natural and in context to the story even if it is not marketed as a point. That is the type of representation that I hunger for there to be more of. You don't need to scream that a book , say in this case, has elements of racism juxtaposed with characters who are comfortable with themselves, of the wrestling of pronouns and gender mostly by others when one character ends up in a body form they're not used to, of echoes of the exploitation of the venerable, and the lingering effects and presence of fascism. It's just there and addressed as is appropriate for the position it plays to the plot.
It also contains a few very heart squeezing scenes.
It brings all the action, the comradery, the emotional and physical battles, the calls to mythology and still squeezing bits of history though it's more separated from the real world than others, that I personally love from book one and beyond. The inclusion of several elements that would be considered 'diverse' is again completely natural and in context to the story even if it is not marketed as a point. That is the type of representation that I hunger for there to be more of. You don't need to scream that a book , say in this case, has elements of racism juxtaposed with characters who are comfortable with themselves, of the wrestling of pronouns and gender mostly by others when one character ends up in a body form they're not used to, of echoes of the exploitation of the venerable, and the lingering effects and presence of fascism. It's just there and addressed as is appropriate for the position it plays to the plot.
It also contains a few very heart squeezing scenes.