overview

Fungus-punk investigations in beef country. A tricky web is weaved for us here.

if you like

• The other stories in this world
• environmental critique
• tightly strung mysteries
• inclusive representation as a standard part of the world

avoid if

• you struggle with biological related phobias

audiobook

My goodness this narrator is amazing. A slightly british accent, but leaning into the strangeness of the world with the pronunciation. The timbre of each characters voice does such nice work representing their personality, and even relation to each other. Andrew Fallaize is another on my list of narrators that will get me to read a book just because they narrate it.

other thoughts

What an incredible follow up to the first too books in this series, and I’m excited to learn that this is now a series not limited to three books! There is so much more of Kannum to explore and digest, and I would miss Din and Ana terribly. The mysteries continue to be hard to predict, and take several changes in direction that will leave you leaping in the wrong direction. The resolution is satisfying and makes sense, which is a tricky thing do to one let alone three times. I feel like this must be what it was like to read Sherlock as it was coming out or some other turn installment type series. I’ve never read anything quite so vividly its own thing, and I cannot wait for more.

What a masterpiece. This was easily the book with the most endearing tributes of the series for me. Maysilee Donner is now in my Top 5 Hunger Games characters, I love her with ALL MY HEART. Ampert too. It's no surprise that this book is my favourite from the series, since Haymitch has always been my fave. I loved getting to know him better and seeing Panem through his eyes. Reading the last chapter + epilogue and seeing the Haymitch we know and love from the OG books form on paper had me BAWLING. He deserved so much better. They all did. READ THIS BOOK, I'm begging you. It will wreck your soul but will also be the best thing you read in a while.