Fucking hell, this is the best plotted book I think I have read. Not only was I surprised by certain things they were beautifully woven into the narrative. Genuinely this book is so clever and very gripping. I loved our cast of characters and how empathetic they were. The books and magic system were also so well done. I want more in this world. There was a specific plot line that had me ugly crying so bad. This book is just so good and smart. It’s one of those books where every sentence actually matters. It was just so good.

I would classify this as comedy horror and I fucking loved it. I never thought I would care about AI’s but our main character is the best! I love her. This book is so unique and takes place over decades but it feels like days. When I heard this book was written in mostly the POV of a spaceship I was so intrigued and I think it was executed beautifully. I loved the found family in this book the crew is some of my favorites now. The writing is witty, engaging, and very unique. I genuinely loved it. Like they depicted an anxiety attack with an AI. Honestly if you love found family with a high dose of campy, this is the book for you.

I loved this one. Odile was such a complex character. Sometimes I wanted to shake her and be like please look up the word gaslighting. I think that added to the enjoyment though the entire time I was like come on just trust one person. Slowburn was done correctly in this one. Watching Odile and Marie interact was perfect. The writing was great and read like a folktale. I enjoyed the mystery even if some of it was a bit predictable. In my opinion I thought the ending really landed and was a great culmination. Overall I loved it and look forward to anything this author writes.

I didn’t have super high hopes for this one because I have the unpopular opinion of not liking This Is How You Lose The Time War. Which is this authors other book. I have never been more happy to be wrong. I adored this book. I listened to the audiobook which I highly recommend because they actually sing the songs. If you like folktales I think you will really enjoy this. Where it works for me is its themes of sisterhood. This is a book for the eldest sister and I truly connected with it so much. Which is crazy because it is such a short book. This story was beautiful and whimsical while depicting sisterly love in such a real and grounded way. I loved it.