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City of Miracles
by Robert Jackson Bennett
This is such a great series! I really enjoyed this latest book.
Sigrud was a character with a fascinating past that we didn't really know that much about at first and I'm glad he's the focal point of the final book in the series. Shara and Mulaghesh make an appearance, but this time we get to see more of Sigrud and the choices he makes, why violence seems to come so easy to him, etc.
If you're on the fence about reading this because you think it's a "woman is killed to give a man a vengeance quest" storyline, don't worry. In the previous books, Shara has always been the mastermind and this one doesn't deviate from that. Also, all of Sigrud's allies are women.
I love how mature the characters in this book are, and not just Sigrud (like Ivanya!). Yes, there are young divinities and Shara's daughter (Tatyana) and somehow you know that the shit hitting the fan is going to be about these emerging personalities, but the focus and the intention and the inner dialogue is from a mature point of view.
Family, religion, politics, life, love, etc. - all intertwined with a refreshing perspective that's at times cynical, at times hopeful, usually pragmatic, and from a life with some years on it.
Sigrud was a character with a fascinating past that we didn't really know that much about at first and I'm glad he's the focal point of the final book in the series. Shara and Mulaghesh make an appearance, but this time we get to see more of Sigrud and the choices he makes, why violence seems to come so easy to him, etc.
If you're on the fence about reading this because you think it's a "woman is killed to give a man a vengeance quest" storyline, don't worry. In the previous books, Shara has always been the mastermind and this one doesn't deviate from that. Also, all of Sigrud's allies are women.
I love how mature the characters in this book are, and not just Sigrud (like Ivanya!). Yes, there are young divinities and Shara's daughter (Tatyana) and somehow you know that the shit hitting the fan is going to be about these emerging personalities, but the focus and the intention and the inner dialogue is from a mature point of view.
Family, religion, politics, life, love, etc. - all intertwined with a refreshing perspective that's at times cynical, at times hopeful, usually pragmatic, and from a life with some years on it.