Nathan’s Reviews > The Tainted Cup > Status Update

im still having fun

contrived circumstances are justifiable if they’re fun, and that was fun

there’s some sort of twist coming, but I can’t tell exactly what it is

An investigator duo where one gets over stimulated easily and one can’t read, what the hell, sure

biggest plus so far is the dialogue, there’s a rhythm and a dance and an effortless rapport in every conversation

Din being illiterate and and Ana being blind most of the time is really funny

I’m guessing it’s a series about bureaucracy, but a little disappointed we’re already at “grand conspiracy”

I am in love with Ana

big fan of the world building so far, pushing a lot of murder mystery stuff in novel directions with a fantasy backdrop (+ the fantasy version of genetic engineering is interesting)

the mystery hasn’t picked up yet, but the quality so far makes me optimistic that it’s intentional