Julia
This was great! Also, listen to this. I heard Hawley do an author talk, and she finished Servant of Earth back in 2017, but was told at the time that there wasn't a market for romantasy. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. I feel terrible for her! I can imagine a regular romantasy reader assuming some of this is derivative, when it's actually a great early exemplar of the genre! The world-building is much stronger than some other things I've read. Not Maas-style doorstops, but I really like the shards premise, and the love triangle here is subtly and deftly handled - fire daddy and shadow daddy wut. Also some great female friendship stuff and meditations on grief. Already ordered the next one.
This was great! Also, listen to this. I heard Hawley do an author talk, and she finished Servant of Earth back in 2017, but was told at the time that there wasn't a market for romantasy. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. I feel terrible for her! I can imagine a regular romantasy reader assuming some of this is derivative, when it's actually a great early exemplar of the genre! The world-building is much stronger than some other things I've read. Not Maas-style doorstops, but I really like the shards premise, and the love triangle here is subtly and deftly handled - fire daddy and shadow daddy wut. Also some great female friendship stuff and meditations on grief. Already ordered the next one.