Marie Brennan is a former anthropologist and folklorist who shamelessly pillages her academic fields for material. She recently misapplied her professors' hard work to Turning Darkness Into Light, a sequel to the Hugo Award-nominated series The Memoirs of Lady Trent. As half of M.A. Carrick, she is also the author of The Mask of Mirrors, first in the Rook and Rose trilogy. For more information, visit swantower.com, Twitter @swan_tower, or her Patreon.
Very good. When I saw the map at the beginning, and a glossary at the end.. I knew the book was going to be a doozie! The reason I did not rate it a 5, is because I had to reread every chapter so I really knew what was going on. Even after finishing the whole book, I feel like I need to reread the whole thing over again to really to understand, grasp, and appreciate the story. Since now I know the whole: who, what, when, where and why....maybe it will make more sense the second time round. It probably won't hurt either before diving into the next book. If you read this whole "review"... go ahead and just read the book. I hope you enjoy it as much as me! 😀
I really enjoyed reading this book. The setup, though slow, helps you get a feel of the world and it's laws before the story really starts going. With that being said, I don't plan to read the next book in the series. Just not motivated enough.