Darryl Liu’s Reviews > Hungerstone > Status Update

I think this premise would have been better executed as a novella — the narrative doesn't really hide what's coming but meanders getting there, so each reveal doesn't land with excitement but more a sort of impatient relief we can finally move on to the next development. Found the narrative a bit underbaked at times, especially the main relationship, despite how explicit and heavy-handed some of the messaging was