Bookish Thoughts

This is where waiting so long to review what I've read runs into a wall. I enjoyed reading this story. And I wish Brennan had been able to continue with this series, because there are still a lot of unanswered questions. But at this point I don't remember many of the specifics.

Marie Brennan has quietly become one of my favorite authors. The worlds she creates are vivid and complex. She tends to focus on complicated female characters in complicated situations. And there's something cozy or safe about her work. A bit of what I like so much about Lois McMaster Bujold. I feel like she cares deeply about both her characters and her reader and that she won't let me down. This novella was actually a bit frustrating because it was so short and I wanted so much more. It offers a bare glimpse of an incredible world and religion. The protagonist begins the book with no memory and is just starting to figure out who she is when the story ends. There are hints at a bunch of interesting stories all along the margins of the main one. I wanted more. Good thing there's a sequel. But I think even that won't be quite enough to sate me.