Review - Crown of Midnight

Crown of Midnight

Title: Crown of Midnight

Series: Throne of Glass (Goodreads)

Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Group: YA
Source: Amazon UK (Purchased)

Review

The Throne of Glass series continued to impress me and in Crown of Midnight themes and issues that were introduced at the beginning of the series were developed even further in this book. Unlike the first book the pacing of Crown of Midnight felt slightly slower in the first half before a tragedy strikes and the pace increased to the same as Maas’s first book in the series. Maas continues to develop complex characters and the fictional world of Adarlan, we especially see the increased elements of fantasy that will unfold in later books of the series.

What I loved about Crown of Midnight was the developed relationship between Chaol and Celaena. They continued to have interactions which were built on taunting and challenging one another in a way that it didn’t feel cruel but rather fun and flirtatious. In Crown of Midnight the first half of the story is focused on Celaena working as the King’s Champion and as part of this we meet an old acquaintance of hers that she’s been tasked to find and kill on orders of the King. Celaena manages to hunt down the acquaintance, and their interactions are very exciting and flirtatious, but Celaena doesn’t find him without the help of Chaol which leads to this rather hilarious interaction:

‘she gave him a feline grin. “You aren’t afraid of a bunch of stuffy old ladies and giggling young women, are you?” He glared at her, and she patted his arm. […] “The next time we train,” he said as they eased through the throng of beautifully dressed women, “remind me to wallop you”. An elderly women turned to glare at him, and Celaena gave her an apologetic and exasperated look, as if to say, Men!...“This is the part where you shut your mouth and pretend to be a woolly-headed bit of decoration.” His returning pinch told her that he was really going to make her sweat the next time they were in the training room. She grinned.’

This scene is just one of the rather fun and flirtatious moments that occurs between Chaol and Celaena and if you read this book I promise you won’t be disappointed with how their relationship develops.

Celaena herself is developed further as an individual and where readers may have been disappointed by her in Throne of Glass for a lack of her assassin abilities then Crown of Midnight will not disappoint.

‘Celaena reached a gloved hand into the sack and tossed the severed head toward him. No one spoke as it bounced, a vulgar thudding of stiff and rotting flesh on marble.’

We finally see Celaena in her element and her capabilities as an assassin in this book and she is fierce. Celaena can be ruthless, bloodthirsty and heartless. There is a tragedy that occurs in the book that unleashes Celaena’s blood-thirst and ruthlessness and allows us as readers to see how not only that she can fight to kill but she chooses now to use her skills in order to protect the ones she has come to love and see as irreplaceable friends. For me, Celaena is not just a ruthless assassin with no morality but one with a fierce and loyal heart who fights for those she loves above all else.

Synopsis (From Goodreads)

Crowned by Evil.

Bound by Duty.
Divided by Love.

Celaena Sardothien, royal assassin, is the King of Adarlan's deadliest weapon. She must win her freedom through his enemies' blood - but she cannot bear to kill for the crown. And every death Celaena fakes, every lie she tells, put those she loves at risk.

Torn between her two protectors - a captain and a prince - and battling a dark force far greater than the king, Celaena must decide what she will fight for: her liberty, her heart or the fate of a kingdom... 

Key Quotes 

‘Chaol, mercifully, kept quiet, observing the crowd around them, as if these fancy women might attack them at any moment’ 

"You are in a position of power - and knowledge - and yet you just obey. You obey and you do not question, and you work only toward one goal: your freedom." 

'Concealed beneath a black mask and hood, she willed herself to melt into the shadows, to become nothing more than a slip of darkness.' 

"When you go away," he said... " I have no idea what's happening to you. I don't know if you're hurt or rotting in a gutter somewhere..." He brought his face close to hers, his voice hoarse.

'She wouldn't mind working with him - but not in the way Roland meant. Her way would include a dagger, a shovel, and an unmarked grave.'

Similar reads

The Cruel Prince, Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows, Red Queen

Afterthoughts

I love that Celaena is not just defined by her abilities as an assassin but has multiple sides to her personality such as her appreciation for the arts and culture.

The elements of fantasy that will become a major focus in this book are slowly but excitingly introduced and I love the introduction of Mort for this very reason. Also Mort is just as sassy as Celaena and these two clash because of their similar personalities.

Dorian is developed as an individual and we begin to see his own story-line develop that is unrelated to his previously romantic relationship to Celaena in Throne of Glass.

If you've read the book, how did you feel about that devastating tragedy? (no spoilers, please for those that haven't yet read it. Thank you.) Did you feel it was necessary to allow Celaena to develop as an individual, or did it feel unnecessary?

Review - Legendary

Legendary

Title: Legendary

Series: Caraval (Goodreads)

Author: Stephanie Garber
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Group: YA

Source: Waterstones (purchased)

Review

I absolutely loved Stephanie Garber’s Caraval when I first started the series and Legendary was just as beautiful and thrilling as the first in the series. Garber herself writes beautifully and some of the descriptions in Legendary are to die for ‘The air tasted like wonder. Like candied butterfly wings caught in sugared spiderwebs, and drunken peaches coated in luck’, you really do start to wonder what these delicacies would taste like. What was really strong about Legendary was the development of Scarlett, many readers are divided about whether they like her or not and everyone is allowed to have their opinion, but I felt that in this book I started to better understand Scarlett and why she is the person that she is.

Where Caraval focused on the bonds between sisters, Legendary focused on the bonds between a daughter and mother. That is not to say that the importance of siblings was not there in this book, the bond between the sisters was still present and important, but it did get pushed back to focus on Scarlett’s need to save and learn about her mother. Early on in the book we learn that Scarlett loved her mother unconditionally and like many little girls she loved to dress up in her mums clothes and jewels, ‘today she pretended a wicked queen was holding a young elfin prince captive, and to save him, she needed to steal her mothers opal ring, Tella’s favourite piece of jewelry’. Not only can many young girls, and boys, recognise the thrill and excitement of dressing up in their mums clothes but Scarlett refuses to be the captive princess during her childhood games which I think makes her a strong young woman. As a young child Tella loved her mum dearly and always loved the singular moments when she received her mums attention, ‘when her mother chose to focus her glittering attention on Tella alone, she made Tella feel as if she were a star and the world revolved around only her’. That is not to say that their mum preferred one of her daughters over the other but that every child loves those rare moments when they don’t feel that they have to compete for their mothers love. In particular relation to the sisters relationship, they have different personalities which can lead to conflicts, but at the end of the day they mean the world to each other. Legendary promotes the importance of sibling relationships because ‘Siblings were supposed to support each other, not tear each other down’. And even though siblings have their moments of trouble at the end of the day they are the most important people in your lives and the ones you can truly rely upon and because of this they will always find a way to forgive each other and support one another.

‘Tella would destroy the world before she allowed anything to happen to her sister.’

The romance in Legendary was spectacular, it was so intense and passionate. I loved the relationships between Tella and Dante as well as Jacks (a thrilling new character with a twist) and Tella. In Legendary one relationship is about real love and the other the performance of it. However, in the scenes where Tella is required to perform love, you along with Tella become consumed by the lie, and wonder how much of their moment of passion is a performance, ‘ “the key to a charade like this is to forget that it’s an act. Invite the lie to play until you become so comfortable with it that it feels like the truth. Don’t tell yourself were pretending to be engaged, tell yourself that I love you. That I want you more than anyone.” He reeled her closer and ran a hand up the back of her neck, toying with the ribbon around her throat. […] Tella dipped her imagination into the treacherous fantasy that Jacks had described.’ That fantasy that we witness as readers is certainly seductive and thrilling but the flirtation and seduction between Tella and Dante rivals the performative relationship. Dante and Tella have a provocative and seductive relationship throughout the book and this little scene should leave you wanting to read more ‘Dante leaned against one of the pillars flanking the temple’s massive door, all bronzed flesh and brilliant tattoos – And, oh glory, he was shirtless. So very shirtless […] Moonlight danced over the thick black thorns tattooed across his clavicle while his dark eyes did the same to Tella. They slid up one slit of her dress until… He scowled’, he then proceeded to help try and fix her dress to be able to enter the temple, ‘ “You can’t take apart my dress on these stairs” “Does that mean I can take it apart somewhere else?” His low voice oozed dark promises.’  

Synopsis (From Goodreads)

A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win.

After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name.

The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more—and into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets…including her sister's. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice. But now the game is asking for more. If Tella can’t fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend’s name, she’ll lose everything she cares about—maybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval...the games have only just begun.

Key Quotes 

‘And while Tella often did things she wasn’t supposed to, usually her mother didn’t mind. She’d gently correct her daughter, or occasionally tell her how to get away with her little crimes.’

'She wanted to celebrate her success, to forget everything else. And Dante had looked like the perfect way to do both.’ 

‘he looked like a dark, wingless angel who’d been tossed from the heavens and landed on his feet’ 

“I’m sure I’ve heard far more colourful curses.” “Did you just insult my use of profanity?” “I thought I asked for more dirty words.” 

‘neat rooms were easy to rifle through and search undetected because it was simple to put carefully placed things exactly where they’d been. But messes, on the other hand, were difficult to recreate.’ 

Similar reads

The Night Circus, Three Dark Crowns 

Afterthoughts

There still remains a level of the magic experienced in Caraval, but it does get slightly lost at times as the books main focus is on Tella trying to save her mum.

This book takes a darker turn than the first book and introduces more complex ideas about the world that Tella and Scarlett live in but in a positive way because the world develops naturally.

There is a celebration of female sexuality, and the romance is so compelling and seductive 

How important is family to you?

What did you love about Legendary, or the series as a whole?

Illumicrate Unboxing – February 2020: Sparks Fly

Illumicrate Unboxing

From illumicrate:

February’s theme is SPARKS FLY! You know those books where the characters and their love interests have undeniable chemistry? And you absolutely cannot wait for their next interaction? This theme is all about THAT!

Our featured book this month is a March release that’s a gorgeously written fantasy about a girl from the harshest part of society, where you either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. She keeps her head down, and her dangerous secret close to her chest. But when she encounters an intriguing traveler, with whom she has an undeniable connection, will she give into temptation? Can she trust someone who asks, above all, not to be trusted? Our Illumicrate edition has an exclusive cover, sprayed edges and is signed by the author!

Items are inspired by Stalking Jack the Ripper, A Darker Shade of Magic, The Winner’s Curse, Sorcery of Thorns and Serpent & Dove! We will be including one of our tin storage items in this box and you guys are gonna LOVE the stunning design of it!

Unboxing of my illumicrate

This was such a fantastic box and my first ever illumicrate. I would absolutely recommend a book subscription to anyone that not only loves reading but also likes book related items that can allow the reader to further interact and involve themselves in the reading process. Illumicrate also offers readers the choice between monthly subscriptions with the added gifts option or book only option, which is great for anyone looking to subscribe and prefers to have a choice for their subscription package. 

Below is the items included in February's box and will include spoilers, but hopefully this will help others to decide whether illumicrate is the right book subscription service for you or whether a general book subscription is of interest to individuals. 

The Items 

Stalking Jack the Ripper book-shaped tinDesigned by Chatty Nora (@CHATTYNORA)
This tin is absolutely gorgeous and if you haven't already read the Stalking Jack the Ripper Series by Kerri Maniscalco then hopefully these quotes will inspire you to, what are you waiting for?

Featuring some of our favourite quotes from the series, this tin is perfect for storing your scalpels (or other things if you aren’t Audrey Rose Wadsworth).

Royal embrace coaster duo

Artwork by Lilith (@LILITH_SAUR)

These gorgeous coasters feature two of our very favourite couples: Kell and Lila, and Rhy and Alucard from A Darker Shade of Magic.

& 

Our hearts reflect bookmark clip 

Artwork by Chloe Lee Hughes (@THISGIRLHASN0NAME)

Featuring symbols from the book, and a quote perfect for this box, this bookmark clip is inspired by Serpent & Dove.

These two items aren't only beautifully created but they are really useful too. A bookmark is always fantastic help for your next book obsession and whilst you read it you can have your tea or coffee waiting patiently next to you.

God of lies rollerball perfume

Created by Madame Alchemie (@MADAMEALCHEMIE)

This dreamy scent totally transports us to Valoria, the setting of The Winner’s Curse.

This perfume is so beautifully crafted, the tones of Honey, Orange and Jasmine blend subtly together and create a calming yet powerful perfume full of Deception.

Back to back popsocket

Artwork by Angela De Vito (@ANGELAANIMATES)

This popsocket is perfect for showing off your allegiance to your OTP (One true pairing) from Sorcery of Thorns! 

This popsocket is a fantastic addition to any avid readers phone, with mostly everyone in possession of a phone (though not everyone), this will get used by a lot of box subscribers. And it's another great way to express your love of reading.

The Book: The Midnight Lie, Marie Rutkoski

I cannot wait to read this book and the exclusive cover is so beautiful, and the story itself sounds so exciting. 
Who loves exclusive books and what other exclusive features do you like in your books?

This illumicrate edition comes signed by the author and includes a letter written by the author to her readers too.

Synopsis (From Goodreads)

Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences.

Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest.

But then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away who whispers rumors that the High Caste possesses magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.

Set in the world of the New York Times–bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, beloved author Marie Rutkoski returns with an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us—and the lies we tell ourselves.

Conclusion 

I really loved receiving my first ever illumicrate, of course I will definitely be reading the book at some point now that its been added to my TBR (to be read) pile. And I love the book items that come as part of the monthly box and will be using them as well as placing them on special display on my bookshelf. 

Importantly, I think its fantastic that illumicrate, as well as other book subscription providers, offer and support individual and small business owners by including their works too in the box along with the support and love given to the authors that they include in their boxes. 

Afterthoughts

Do you subscribe to illumicrate? If so, what do you love about their subscription box?

Do you collect other subscription boxes, would you recommend them? What do they offer that is different to illumicrate?

Review - Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass

Title: Throne of Glass

Series: Throne of Glass (Goodreads)

Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Group: YA

Source: Amazon UK (Purchased)

Review 

I absolutely loved Throne of Glass this book is a powerhouse filled with action, romance and spirit. I had to rush out and buy the next books, then consume them straight away after the delivery man posted them. The first book and series I read by Sarah J. Maas was A Court of Thorns and Roses which I also loved and lead me to read Throne of Glass because her books possess such strong characters, beautiful descriptions, and delicately constructed world building. Maas is definitely one of my now favourite authors and I will continue to read and follow all her future works because I believe as a writer she will only gain more experience and progress into an even stronger one. Also the worlds and characters that she creates are so intricate and complex, her characters in particular do have their flaws but I see this as a positive because people or mythical creatures aren’t one-dimensional beings. Her characters are constantly changing and reacting to situations in their lives that make them question their own morals as we do in real life because none of us continue to be the same person over our long lives and are flawed as we are challenged by difficult decisions.

Throne of Glass offers readers a strong female protagonist in Celaena Sardothien and Maas is not afraid to discuss female concerns and issues. I have read from other reviews that some people felt disappointed by Celaena because she wasn’t represented as a strong female assassin I however would like to argue why I personally do not agree with this interpretation. Crucially, Celaena has been forced into slavery for the past year and has become malnourished and tortured by the slave guards. Therefore, at the beginning of the novel Celaena is physically incapable of achieving her full potential but as the book progresses we see her regain her strength and potential as a kickass assassin. Another criticism related to the following issue is Celaena’s love of dresses and flirting with boys that others didn’t feel fit in with the idea of a powerful assassin. Personally, I saw that Maas wanted to humanise Celaena and remind readers that there are multiple sides to a person's identity. For me, I saw in a Celaena a young woman that has lived through traumatic events and lost her childhood innocence and for her to finally have young men interested in her and a collection of beautiful dresses allows her a chance, however short-lived it may be, to find joy in her life and to be more than just an assassin capable of causing pain and death.

‘Despite her arrogance, she was clever, and relatively kind, and somewhat charming. But where was that writhing darkness? Why didn’t it show itself so he could just throw her into the dungeon and call of this ridiculous competition?’  

As I already mentioned Maas is not afraid to talk about female concerns and issues. In fact she champions the discussion and exposure of female bodies and their enjoyment of sex both in the Throne of Glass series and A Court of Thorns and Roses series. As Celaena regains her physical strength we learn that her monthly periods also return as a result, ‘Celaena stretched, but then stopped as pain seized her stomach. She bent over, focusing on her breathing, and waited for the cramp to pass’. Talking about women’s bodies shouldn’t have to be a problem and women themselves have been silenced for too long over the discussion of their bodies and the issues that they face. Of course, Maas is not the only writer not afraid to discuss women’s bodies but perhaps she is one of the few writers out there writing about them for Young Adult readers. In response to Celaena’s returned periods Maas also exposes the male embarrassment and discomfort about confronting women’s bodies. After Celaena tells Chaol about her periods his instant reaction is to run away in discomfort, ‘“I- if… Then I’ll take my leave,” he stammered, and bowed. Celaena raised an eyebrow, and then, despite herself, smiled as he left the room as quickly as his feet could go without running, tripping slightly in the doorway as he staggered into rooms beyond’.

Synopsis (From Goodreads)

Meet Celaena Sardothien. Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.

In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught.

Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament - fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. But will her assassin's heart be melted?

Key Quotes 

‘"How old are you?" "twenty-two." "So young!" She batted her eyelashes, watching him for some kind of response. [...] "And how old are you?" "Eighteen." But he said nothing. "I know," she continued. "It is impressive that I accomplished so much at such an early age." "Crime isn’t an accomplishment, Sardothien." "Yes, but becoming the world's most famous assassin is!" He didn’t respond. "You might ask me how I did it."’ 

'"Only an idiot would walk in a house made of glass." "It's as sturdy as steel and stone." "Yes, until someone just a bit too heavy enters and it comes crashing down."’

‘"I like music," she said slowly, "because when I hear it, I…I lose myself within myself, if that makes sense. I become empty and full at once, and I can feel the whole earth roiling around me. When I play, I’m not…for once, I’m not destroying. I’m creating."

‘A glass chandelier shaped like a grapevine occupied most of the ceiling, spitting seeds of diamond fire onto the windows along the far side of the room.'

Similar reads

Grave Mercy, The Cruel Prince, Red Queen, Graceling

Afterthoughts

The series also sets up incredible friendships for Celaena between Chaol, Dorian and Nehemia.

Maas also challenges gender stereotypes for young men as well as for women.

The friendship and tension between Chaol and Dorian concerning their developing feelings and relationship to Celaena.

Maas carefully crafts distinctive and multiple narrative voices for each character. 

The series is building up for an introduction to a land filled with magic, already the series is heading towards being more complex, and about more than just an assassin. 

What else would you recommend readers if they enjoyed this book or series?

I would love to hear what you thought of this book too, sound off in the comments and I cannot wait to chat with you 

Review - Wildcard

Wildcard

Title: Wildcard

Series: Warcross (Goodreads)
Author: Marie Lu 
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Genre: Science Fiction, Romance

Age Group: YA

Source: Penguin Random House Pulp Shelf (this did not affect my opinion)

Review

Wildcard is the follow up to Marie Lu’s Warcross and it does not disappoint. I was just as thrilled and excited by Wildcard as I was by Warcross because the gaming action is still very much there but the stakes have been raised even higher for Emika and her friends. Wildcard still has the same light and easy writing tone that the first book had but the themes and issues of this book are much darker and could be triggering for some readers. As a result of the darker themes and issues I personally felt that they happened too suddenly in relation to the first book because this book looks at issues of suicide, murder, and drug addiction which arguably makes the book read like it shouldn’t belong to the first book at all. However, these issues though they may be challenging are important to discuss because they don’t just occur in literature but in our own world. If we avoid talking about difficult issues then the people facing them cannot or will not receive or ask for the help that they and their closest friends and family need. Though in relation to Wildcard these issues felt out of place for the previous book that did not deal with as such difficult issues.

Wildcard continues to be based in the setting of Japan and celebrates Japanese culture as there are references within the book to cosplaying as well as the continued focus on the gaming culture. Which is fantastic because it respectfully celebrates another culture and it exposes readers to a different culture rather than more popularly written ones such as America. There also continues to be subtle reference to other works of literature because during a game of chess between Hammie and Asher the game is described as such ‘It’s no static chessboard, either – the knights are real knights…the bishops replaced with fire-breathing dragons that now lunge their necks forward.’ When I read this scene I could only think about the influence of Harry Potter and the living chessboard that may have inspired Lu’s one.

In Warcross there was a LGBTQ+ relationship hinted at but in Wildcard this relationship is explicitly discussed and is important to some of the books other wider themes too. Roshan and Tremaine are literary representatives for the LGBTQ+ community and though there is not many romantic scenes between them the fact that there is not only a heterosexual relationship in this book is important. In relation to some of the books wider themes Roshan and Tremaine’s relationship links into the issue of social injustice and drug addiction. Most importantly, it is not because they are gay that their families would reject their relationship but because they are from different social backgrounds. We learn that Roshan comes from a wealthy family, ‘His mum is a prominent member of Britain’s parliament. His father owns one of the world’s largest shipping companies. His brother married some kind of duchess…’. Whereas Tremaine comes from a poor and troubled background, ‘my dad got shut away for shooting a store clerk…My mum tried selling me once, when she was high and ran out of money for another hit’ he even goes as far to state that ‘you try explaining that kind of upbringing to Roshan’s family. That their beloved boy is dating someone like me.’ For me the fact that it is not because they are gay but rather because they are from different social classes shows that family prejudice is not always because of issues with sexuality but difficulties in accepting other issues such as social class differences. 

Synopsis (From Goodreads)

Return to the immersive, action-packed world of Warcross in this thrilling sequel.

Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now she can no longer trust the one person she's always looked up to - Hideo Tanaka. His plan: to wipe out all crime on Earth by ending the free will of its citizens.

Emika is determined to put a stop to him, but she soon finds out that someone's put a bounty on her head, and her sole chance for survival lies with the ruthless Zero. But his protection comes at a price.

Caught in a web of betrayal, just how far will Emika go to take down the man she loves?

Key Quotes 

'She reaches behind her back and pulls another gun from her belt. She throws it at me without warning. […] "For chrissakes," I blurt out,  holding the gun in front of me with two fingers. "What the hell am i supposed to do with this?"
"Fire when needed?" she suggests.

'We believe that too much power in the hands of a single entity is always a dangerous thing. So we fight that, whenever and wherever we can.’

‘The way he’s responding reminds me of code stuck in an infinite loop, going round and round in useless circles, or politicians who know exactly how to evade a question they don’t want to answer. People who can turn a question on you to take the heat off themselves.’

‘We fight for survival with everything we’ve got, as if the oxygen mask and the seat belt…might be the thing that saves us. That’s the difference between the real and the virtual. Reality is where you can lose the ones you love. Reality is the place where you can feel the cracks in your heart.’ 

Similar reads 

See Warcross post

Afterthoughts

Prejudices are complicated and are not just limited to issues of sexuality but also includes prejudices against race, social class and gender.

The importance of family is still a huge concern in this book as it was in Warcross, how important do you think family is?

What would you recommend to others if they enjoyed this book?