I feel like I read a lot of books in February but my #bookspinbingo board doesn‘t seem to reflect that! Seasparrow was a #chunkster so maybe that‘s why. I got to my #doublespin but not my #bookspin; the latter has just come in from interlibrary loan. No bingo, but I‘m not really expecting to get any this year.
pickThis is a book about the long, painful task of overcoming trauma, largely through experiencing more trauma, and through caring for others. Hava goes through a great deal in this book, and at times—especially toward the end—I did get a little impatient with her. But she learns… and also learns about ships, and relationships, and chemistry, and telepathic blue foxes. This is longer than Winterkeep, which has 3 or 4 POV chars, but it‘s all Hava!
This reminds me of my own wedding! 🥰 I wore a flower crown and it kept sliding backward every time I looked up at my husband! Luckily, mine was made of fabric and not metal, so my hairpins kept it from escaping entirely 😂
I love reading this book set in the far north, seeing the aurora borealis, right after I was in the far north and saw the aurora borealis!
One strange thing, though: The narration is mixing past and present tense with no system that I can recognize. Sometimes it seems to be Hava‘s thoughts in present tense, just skipping the italics, but sometimes it clearly isn‘t. I don‘t remember this issue with the other Graceling Realm books!
I love this! More books should tell you up front about the useful info in the back—the number of times I‘ve puzzled through words and phrases from context only to find a glossary once I‘ve finished the book…
This book also has a world map and a detailed diagram of the ship! 🥰
And it looks like I‘ll have plenty of time to read it since I just tested positive for COVID 😷
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