Anna S.

A great listen

Revisado: 12-13-22

I really enjoy the character of Gideon. She keeps things fast paced and finds ways to bring humor to everything even as the story becomes 'And Then There Were None'.

The worldbuilding is immensely interesting using the fantasy and Sci Fi elements together fluidly without ever feeling overbearing or requiring an expository lecture to understand.

All the characters are really well done as well. Gideon is my favorite, and I love Palamedes (possibly misspelled because audiobook sorry) dearly.

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Great story

Revisado: 12-08-22

Wow I really enjoyed this. The story is captivating. I especially enjoyed the aromantic and Jewish pirates of the face-having young woman's crew and how those elements impacted the characters. The book works with night Vale worldbuilding in a really unique way, different from the other Night Vale novels. All of the strange countries Cecil visited in his Europe trip have their own stories histories to say the least.

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Interesting story

Revisado: 11-26-22

The premise here is so interesting, and I really like how it goes about creating the settings (all the different homes they clean and the people they once housed shown through possessions and order). The choice to have Jonny Sims play one character in contrast to Rachel Petladwala's performance as the rest is SUCH an excellent way to set him apart as unnerving and concerning before we even know why. This book is also one of the only ones (maybe only the second) to include a queerplatonic relationship which runs central to the story though it is past, which makes me very happy to see as an aromantic person.

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A great read with a great concept

Revisado: 10-07-22

I really enjoyed listening to this! The format and narrative device with Screwtape and Wormwood was a delight. It had a delightfully (and perhaps surprisingly) nuanced take on all the moral musings.

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Great story, engages with genre

Revisado: 09-28-22

I really enjoyed this. I could stop listening since I started it! The main character is an interesting character who grows and changes (in both good and bad ways) throughout the book. I like how it focused in on injury and disability as an essential part to how the book engages with the superhero genre. I like the corruption arc of the main character. I like that it is very queer but doesn't center romantic relationships. The platonic and ambiguous relationships play such a big role, and I love that.

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A good horror story

Revisado: 09-23-22

It was a very good horror story, but I didn't realize it was a horror story until the end. In retrospect, it's obvious and works very well as such. But in the moment, it felt more like a thriller / Sci fi drama. It's good horror, but the consequence is the sense that this wonderfully developed character could never really develop, never really grow, would inevitably never change from the worst version of herself. Which. Um. Not thrilled about that. She developers so much over the course of the book and ends up back in the same place, having changed so much and not at all. A little jarring. It's a good horror, but I should not have only realized it was a horror story at the end.

Interesting worldbuilding and characters. Great performance from Xe Sands.

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Loved it

Revisado: 09-18-22

Ahhh I have to wait for the next book now!! I adore the relationship, care between, and dynamic of Isabel and the ghost. The platonic relationships in this book make me so happy. I also love the exploration of After. It's not just a fight at the end of last book and then a happily ever after; it's years of work and change and development after, beautifully written.

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Great characters and dynamics

Revisado: 09-13-22

I came to Nicole Kornher-Stace's writing through their discussions of platonic relationships on Twitter, and I really like what's shown here with the deeply developed relationship between the ghost and Foster and the newly developing one between Wasp and the ghost. A little disappointed to see that the next book doesn't have the same narrator!

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Hand in unlovable hand

Revisado: 09-07-22

This book answers the question "Are the straights ok?". Spoiler: They are not.
A very interesting mix of perspectives and a page turner once you get far enough in. I hated Amy for a long time, but once you get through a little over half the book, she gets pretty damn interesting. It's a good book to make you yell, "Dude, RUN!" and "Oh they weren't kidding when they said she's unhinged."
I have described Nick and Amy as the epitome of 'hand in unlovable hand' and 'perfect for each other (derogatory)'.

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Enjoyed

Revisado: 06-02-22

I quite enjoyed the book! The narrator is great and fits perfectly within the noir vibe. The story is interesting, and the world is compelling. I felt the ending dropped the ball a bit.

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