City of Deceit

Well. That happened. Honestly, with my favorite character in the book finding themselves in more than a spot of trouble at the end - ending on a cliffhanger - I am just a little...befuddled on what I wanted to say.

Okay, first of all, I love these characters. Every single one of the point of view characters. ... Except Jilssan. I've never quite got myself over to liking her. Everyone else? Adore. Completely adore.

And for me, the best thing about this series is how love is such a focus - but not the typical, boring in love of romantic relationships. Nope, this series instead brings the love of friends to the forefront. Now, don't get me wrong, some romantic relationships are being built (and I totally ship them) - but there's so much attention to the love of friends instead of romance being the be-all-end-all that is prevalent in pretty much all media.

And don't even get me started on the quiltbag rep. I mean, we have confirmed asexual, aromantic, demiromantic rep - as well as what I am pretty sure would be called a queer-platonic relationship that one asked the other involved if they were exclusive. I just... As someone that has always valued friendship and family love over romantic, this book makes me want to hug it and everyone. Just scoop them up and hug them. So...yup.




Pre-release ‘review'

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, ohmygosh!

What a lovely announcement to see in my inbox today. And it releases the day before my birthday!