A review by jessrock
Aurelius (to be called) Magnus by Victoria Goddard

hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This was...fine. I'm not sure reading about a couple of quiet days in the life of this emperor from 50 generations prior to all the other Nine Worlds stories added much to the lore. The afterword does say that the author intends to write more about Aurelius and so maybe this book provides needed set-up for whatever comes next, but based on all the other Nine Worlds books I've read so far, this one is entirely optional/skippable.