This was short and sweet and so different from the last. Loved the switch to second person, and being more character driven than plot driven. I'm also really curious about the change to MC and if both will pop up in the future or if this was just to give a new lens on angels. Either way, looking forward to more, and glad the next one is lengthening to novella so we can hopefully get both plot and character!

Really enjoyed this introduction to the Dead Djinn Universe. There's quite a bit of world building so it took me a second to get my bearings, but once I did it was really smooth sailing with a very interesting storyline and premise. It is short so of course I didn't get everything that I wanted, but I felt like it was a great taste of what is to come, and I thought the structure was solid to introduce characters and concepts, and the story ended in a very reasonable spot. It was definitely simplified with some plot elements that don't hold up to too much scrutiny, but for a short story that serves as a prequel I won't look all that closely and will appreciate it more for what it was (an introduction) and serving that task well.