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embee007 's review for:
A Sorceress Comes to Call
by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
ARC provided by NetGalley & the publishers, the views are my own.
I've never read "Goose Girl" before, but I am working my way through Kingfisher's catalog. This was one of her best so far, in my opinion. I was on the edge of my seat & read it in a few short hours.
Hester was no hero, but there was nothing in her that would allow her to turn away from a person who had been dropped on her doorstep. Even if that person had brought Doom along with her.
Kingfisher is an autobuy author for me due to her quirky & easy to love MCs, & the sarcastic quips in her prose, so I was excited to be approved for this ARC. We have two POV characters to know & love with all their quirks here, & I very much adored them both. Fourteen year old Cordeli is the unfortunate daughter of a sorceress, & 51 year old Hester has an unfortunate knee, & is the sister of the man who has unfortunately fallen in love with the sorceress/Cordelia's mother. Through their eyes, we see true evil, true kindess, & love.
I really enjoyed the side characters, they were well-developed. Our villian was not only magically evil, but real-world evil, & I feel that I'll be thinking about her deeds for a few days to come.
The plot was fast-paced, & I honestly didn't want to put the book down (even though I had to a few times) - I had to know what happened next, & after that, & after that. I finished just before 2 am.
Representation: 51 year old MC with a dynamic disability who occasionally uses a cane.
I've never read "Goose Girl" before, but I am working my way through Kingfisher's catalog. This was one of her best so far, in my opinion. I was on the edge of my seat & read it in a few short hours.
Hester was no hero, but there was nothing in her that would allow her to turn away from a person who had been dropped on her doorstep. Even if that person had brought Doom along with her.
Kingfisher is an autobuy author for me due to her quirky & easy to love MCs, & the sarcastic quips in her prose, so I was excited to be approved for this ARC. We have two POV characters to know & love with all their quirks here, & I very much adored them both. Fourteen year old Cordeli is the unfortunate daughter of a sorceress, & 51 year old Hester has an unfortunate knee, & is the sister of the man who has unfortunately fallen in love with the sorceress/Cordelia's mother. Through their eyes, we see true evil, true kindess, & love.
I really enjoyed the side characters, they were well-developed. Our villian was not only magically evil, but real-world evil, & I feel that I'll be thinking about her deeds for a few days to come.
The plot was fast-paced, & I honestly didn't want to put the book down (even though I had to a few times) - I had to know what happened next, & after that, & after that. I finished just before 2 am.
Representation: 51 year old MC with a dynamic disability who occasionally uses a cane.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Blood
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
Explanation of the Adult/minor relationship: it doesn't happen, but the villian WANTS it to happen, & ages up the child to try to arrange a marriage with an adult. It's mentioned multiple times & treated as gross by everyone but the villian. The animal cruelty & animal death is only regarding one "animal" which is actually a demon that has been made to look like an animal.