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P. Djèlí Clark never disappoints! This action-packed novella has fantastic characters and a lush world. The plot is not particularly complicated: an undead assassin experiences a nagging memory when she meets her latest mark, and they embark on an adventure to confront a mix of gods, humans, and assassins and figure out what’s going on. I actually would’ve liked the book to be a bit longer to really flesh out the world — I felt a bit lost at times when it came to the relationships among characters and their roles in society — but this was a quick romp that felt both dark and funny. 

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

I was so excited to return to the wintry seas in this sequel to Dark Water Daughter, but it fell a bit short of my expectations. The characters still feel underdeveloped to me now nearly 1,000 pages into the story. The pacing of this book also failed to draw me in with its constant jumping around from mini action scene to mini action scene, though the big battle at the end felt more true to a high fantasy finish. My favorite part of this series is still the world building, but even the addition of new creatures and magic systems wasn't quite enough to prevent this from feeling like a slog.