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thefool 's review for:
The Hidden City
by Michelle West
How..... in the hell did this escape me for so long? I mean, I've had it on my radar for quite a while. I even downloaded a sample onto my kindle ages ago, but for some reason, I never took the dive? I'm ashamed of myself. Horrified! Simply sick with the idea that it lay buried, untended for so long!!
This hits all those sweet spots for those that adore the 'found family' trope. It just vibes so well. It's slow flowing, so if that isn't your gig, you may not love it? But the pay off is tremendous. Another thing that may not hit other readers quite right is the fact that there is a lot of books in this series. There's also some branching books that are connected to this world too. Others may not love that, but ME? I'm beyond thrillllllled!!!! It's so difficult for me to find books I love, so when I do and I discover that there are many more where that comes from, I fly to the moon with glee. From what I have seen, they're all nice and chunky too. I am comfortable with this concept.
There is soooo many quotable quotes in this, so much great dialogue, philosophical debates and questions that we all have that are just dredged out into the open here. There's not a huge amount of info dumps here, just those instances that are absolutely necessary. But it doesn't feel invasive to the reader.
Lots of mystery to keep readers interested, even though this is obviously the start to a grand epic.
The mystery of why a nobleman would abandon his life of luxury for a rough live on the street, about magic and mages and demons and the selfishness of people.
SOOOO GOOD!!!!
This hits all those sweet spots for those that adore the 'found family' trope. It just vibes so well. It's slow flowing, so if that isn't your gig, you may not love it? But the pay off is tremendous. Another thing that may not hit other readers quite right is the fact that there is a lot of books in this series. There's also some branching books that are connected to this world too. Others may not love that, but ME? I'm beyond thrillllllled!!!! It's so difficult for me to find books I love, so when I do and I discover that there are many more where that comes from, I fly to the moon with glee. From what I have seen, they're all nice and chunky too. I am comfortable with this concept.
There is soooo many quotable quotes in this, so much great dialogue, philosophical debates and questions that we all have that are just dredged out into the open here. There's not a huge amount of info dumps here, just those instances that are absolutely necessary. But it doesn't feel invasive to the reader.
Lots of mystery to keep readers interested, even though this is obviously the start to a grand epic.
The mystery of why a nobleman would abandon his life of luxury for a rough live on the street, about magic and mages and demons and the selfishness of people.
SOOOO GOOD!!!!