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4.0

Another really intriguing concept from Stuart Turton!

Despite the change in setting, there was something comfortingly familiar in the set-up of the novel: a cloistered community, an arbitrary set of rules, the sense that not all is as it seems, a sudden twist that changes everything. This is not to say the plot was predictable - far from it - but I did enjoy having an idea of the beats that might lie ahead.

Well written and easy to read, I chugged happily through this in the space of a day. There were a couple of moments where I found myself frustrated with the lack of unveiling of mysteries (a feeling I remember from reading TSDoEH), but with a little patience I was richly rewarded. I was also pleased that the final twists were less… dramatic than in TSDoEH.

Overall a really entertaining and enjoyable read, and although not quite as good as TDatDW, still a book I’d be happy to read again.