Brian Carmichael
3.5 stars
Very solid definitely going to continue
Things I liked:
- the setting, I haven’t read too many books set in a desert and it was refreshing
- the worldbuilding. This story is pretty contained but it was setup to be greatly expanded on in future books
- Rai’s Pov. I enjoyed his character the most especially his interactions with his shadow fax
- Dust is the bomb
- the cosmic horror vibe
My totally subjective critiques
- the flashback chapters that kick off around halfway through the book slowed the books pacing for me
- nya’s choices felt inconsistent at times
- the travel from point a to point b at the end felt way to convenient
3.5 stars
Very solid definitely going to continue
Things I liked:
- the setting, I haven’t read too many books set in a desert and it was refreshing
- the worldbuilding. This story is pretty contained but it was setup to be greatly expanded on in future books
- Rai’s Pov. I enjoyed his character the most especially his interactions with his shadow fax
- Dust is the bomb
- the cosmic horror vibe
My totally subjective critiques
- the flashback chapters that kick off around halfway through the book slowed the books pacing for me
- nya’s choices felt inconsistent at times
- the travel from point a to point b at the end felt way to convenient