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

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A historical fantasy set during WWI. A field nurse, recovering at home from injuries, goes back to the front to find her only remaining family, her MIA brother. There are some very good, creepy scenes in here, but I think I would have liked it better if I hadn’t read Arden’s middle grade series first. While this book is decidedly adult, it does share supernatural logic and many story beats from those books, so it just felt too similar to me.