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A review by indigo_han
Corpselight by Angela Slatter
4.0
I dove into the reread ready for the third book to come out, and I still heart this book so much.
There is something so very strange about reading a book set in places that you actually visit š²
And I LOVE it! The MC visits places that Iāve visited. Sheās walking through the Jacaranda on Southbank mentioning the first restaurant that I took my mother too after a long hospitalisation, mentioning a cinema that Iāve been too, streets that Iāve walked down.
Part of me gets so super excited imagining the world or Weyrd just around the corner, part of me is weyrded (š) out.
Still. Verity is such a fantastic MC. I love her so much. I love her snark, and her fashion sense, and her ability to be vulnerable and to be strong. I love that she makes hard decisions and questions them. Sheās such a full, vital, layered character that I would really, really like to know.
I loved that there was a juxtaposition of V as a mother, and as a daughter. I loved the healthy lgbt relationships that are not even āpicked outā in that way that some authors do. The āooh, look, I totally have a token characterā. I love the Norns. Seriously love them.
There are some things that are mentioned in this book that could come with trigger warnings, and Angela treats them with clear-eyed respect, and, so importantly, doesnāt let it become the only thing about a character. Or turn them into saintly victims.
And that ending? Oh, Holy Hannah! I am counting down the days until Restoration. DYING TO KNOW!
I mean, Angela is very happy to talk to fans in social media, and has offered me a blanket apology for any trauma suffered, but I am so excited that I canāt wait!!!
4.5 magical mystery women out of 5
There is something so very strange about reading a book set in places that you actually visit š²
And I LOVE it! The MC visits places that Iāve visited. Sheās walking through the Jacaranda on Southbank mentioning the first restaurant that I took my mother too after a long hospitalisation, mentioning a cinema that Iāve been too, streets that Iāve walked down.
Part of me gets so super excited imagining the world or Weyrd just around the corner, part of me is weyrded (š) out.
Still. Verity is such a fantastic MC. I love her so much. I love her snark, and her fashion sense, and her ability to be vulnerable and to be strong. I love that she makes hard decisions and questions them. Sheās such a full, vital, layered character that I would really, really like to know.
I loved that there was a juxtaposition of V as a mother, and as a daughter. I loved the healthy lgbt relationships that are not even āpicked outā in that way that some authors do. The āooh, look, I totally have a token characterā. I love the Norns. Seriously love them.
There are some things that are mentioned in this book that could come with trigger warnings, and Angela treats them with clear-eyed respect, and, so importantly, doesnāt let it become the only thing about a character. Or turn them into saintly victims.
And that ending? Oh, Holy Hannah! I am counting down the days until Restoration. DYING TO KNOW!
I mean, Angela is very happy to talk to fans in social media, and has offered me a blanket apology for any trauma suffered, but I am so excited that I canāt wait!!!
4.5 magical mystery women out of 5