A review by marywahlmeierbracciano
Stranger Skies by Pascale Lacelle

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Drowned Gods Trilogy is perfect for anyone looking for a dark academia fix, but make it queer and all about the moon.  Even more so than its predecessor, Stranger Skies is viscerally world-based, despite its taking place in multiple dimensions.  The story alternates between two points in time and groups of characters—not quite mirror-images of each other—while also bringing to life a story within a story.  In this breathless adventure, good and evil are not black and white, and only time can make clear the roles people will play.  It takes its time at the beginning, but once it gets going it doesn’t stop!  Everyone has a power to them that manifests in its own unique way.  What they will do for power…now that’s another story.
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