06-19-2021, 09:06 AM
Winter Tide by Ruthana Emrys
I am glad I am done reading this book. It was a slog to get through. There is a sequel that I will not be reading. For most of the book, I felt like I had missed something. That the characters in the book had earlier adventures. But the information on the book said it was the first of two. Only while reading the afterword did I find out there was a Novella that started with these characters and I probably should have read that first. That novella is called Litany of Earth. And I was reading this book on the recommendation of Seanan MacGuire. She is now 1 for 2 in book recommendations.
It's a tale from the Lovecraft Universe, only told from the point of view of the residents of Innsmouth, one in particular who was rounded up and sent to an internment camp before the Japanese were sent there. Her name is Aphra Marsh. The government wants her help to uncover whether the Russians are using dark magic to switch bodies. Aphra and her friends have to go back to Myskatonic University to look at the books that were stolen from her family and friends to find out if it's possible.
The book was so slow and at such an even tone. No highs or lows in any of the activities. Lots of people sitting around the library talking about what they should or should do. Lots of discussions about ancient rituals and the sigils they need to use. It's like the whole book was written in Sepia Tone. It also had this Faux Victorian style to the writing that also slowed things down.
I should have stopped reading early on but I'm no quitter.
I am glad I am done reading this book. It was a slog to get through. There is a sequel that I will not be reading. For most of the book, I felt like I had missed something. That the characters in the book had earlier adventures. But the information on the book said it was the first of two. Only while reading the afterword did I find out there was a Novella that started with these characters and I probably should have read that first. That novella is called Litany of Earth. And I was reading this book on the recommendation of Seanan MacGuire. She is now 1 for 2 in book recommendations.
It's a tale from the Lovecraft Universe, only told from the point of view of the residents of Innsmouth, one in particular who was rounded up and sent to an internment camp before the Japanese were sent there. Her name is Aphra Marsh. The government wants her help to uncover whether the Russians are using dark magic to switch bodies. Aphra and her friends have to go back to Myskatonic University to look at the books that were stolen from her family and friends to find out if it's possible.
The book was so slow and at such an even tone. No highs or lows in any of the activities. Lots of people sitting around the library talking about what they should or should do. Lots of discussions about ancient rituals and the sigils they need to use. It's like the whole book was written in Sepia Tone. It also had this Faux Victorian style to the writing that also slowed things down.
I should have stopped reading early on but I'm no quitter.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm