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A review by enbyglitch
A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland
4.0
Took me a lot longer than I expected, but I'm glad I stuck it out.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss the first book's point of view - his sharp wit and fast-and-loose morals were special.
However, I enjoyed the conversational tone Rowland achieves here through footnotes. Spent the first bit of the book hoping it was Ylfing's master, but ended up pleasantly enjoying the new Chant.
Love the supernatural elements creeping in from around the edges, especially the execution of the flowers and their relation to Chants.
The setting and non-Chant characters never grabbed me the way those in the first book did. I truly appreciate Rowland's inclusion of different genders and mainly depicting a gay relationship, but sadly even the Orfeo story just felt like a distraction from the plot.
Still ended up being a good sequel which followed up on a lot of the big questions I had coming from the first book!
I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss the first book's point of view - his sharp wit and fast-and-loose morals were special.
However, I enjoyed the conversational tone Rowland achieves here through footnotes. Spent the first bit of the book hoping it was Ylfing's master, but ended up pleasantly enjoying the new Chant.
Love the supernatural elements creeping in from around the edges, especially the execution of the flowers and their relation to Chants.
The setting and non-Chant characters never grabbed me the way those in the first book did. I truly appreciate Rowland's inclusion of different genders and mainly depicting a gay relationship, but sadly even the Orfeo story just felt like a distraction from the plot.
Still ended up being a good sequel which followed up on a lot of the big questions I had coming from the first book!