A review by swaye
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

3.0

*sighhhhh* Arkady's writing and worldbuilding are brilliant. There is a lot to love about this sequel. Nineteen Adze, Eight Antidote, Nine Hibiscus, the political intrigue, everything about memory and connectedness, and what it means to be a person. However, there was quite a bit of repetition and going round in circles which made this quite a slog at times.

The crux of this story for me though and what I loved most about this duology overall is the deliciousness between Three Seagrass and Mahit Dzmare

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and the ending just KILLED me!! I really needed them to have a proper happily ever after. Why Mahit wouldn't go with Three Seagrass makes zero sense to me especially with Three Seagrass finally understanding how she was unintentionally hurting Mahit and how far they'd come. Ugh, I'm so frustrated!

I reallllllly hope that this isn't the end of this series. I feel like there is so much more of this story left to tell.