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Lin is doing the thing where she thinks she can be a good emperor. We've seen this kind of plotline before; it isn't always handled gracefully. Let's see how Stewart handles it.

Lin and Jovis have finally met Phalue and Ranami.

What is causing these islands to sink?

I like that Stewart is taking time with Lin and Jovis' relationship.

Obviously, there is going to be a revelation that the foundational myth of the Sukai dynasty is not as accurate as it is in the history books, but I'm still not entirely sure what the Alanga are/were.

Why would Gio helped Phalue overthrow her father only to later plot overthrowing her? Hmmm....

Did Phalue and Ranami married in the last book? I don't remember. Either way, glad they're still together, despite how much Ranami annoyed me.

Nisong's plotline is getting interesting.

So were the Alanga like sealed away somewhere or something and Lin defeating her father awakened them?

I still love that both Lin and Jovis are both capable doofuses.

Liking this so far, it's just so much is going on in my personal life that focus has been difficult.

Glad Andrea Steward mentioned most of everything that had happened in the previous book, because I remember so little.

Finished.
Hmmm. Not as strong as what else I've read by her, but still thought-provoking.

Review to come.

There's a lot in the book about questioning what we physically experience is real.

Donally's finally gone.

Donally's son had something good happen to him for once.

Stop beating up Donally's son! Leave that poor boy alone!

Marianne, fight back!

So Jewel has a tattoo of Adam and Eve on his back.
That actually explains of a lot.

I hope Marianne beats the crap out of Jewel.

Man, this is grim, but I shouldn't be surprised though.

'Bout time you left that place, Marianne.

Welp. Everybody's dying.

Marianne, do not take that from Jewel!

Dystopian landscape.

You can definitely tell there's some improvement from the The Magic Toyshop with the prose, but it's still quite to to the level of her later works.

That's it? Oh. Okay.

Review to come.

We are now talking about how juice cans are arranged on a factory conveyor built.
This book is like the Seinfeld of books.

I'm afraid that this one's feeling a bit too disjointed for me to enjoy.