3.75 stars

tw: biphobia; body horror

As a really big fan of Robert Jackson Bennett's newer series, I thought I'd like this more than I did. It took a while for me to get into this, as it started with mostly political intrigue and a murder mystery. But as the story goes on and world building was added, I started to enjoy it more. There is a former love interest of the main character who is bisexual, and I don't think that was handled well at all. The narrative has a lot of biphobic language about him being "stuck between two worlds" and "fighting with himself" and I just found that so off-putting. The discussions of divinity, miracles, and the various creatures in here were really cool, but I'm not sure if that's enough to have me continue with this series. If I do, I will likely listen to it on audio.

Full review to come on my channel.