Ariane’s Reviews > Steller's Orchid > Status Update

“Gets hard to tell right from wrong up here. All the categories blur…”

“Wait a minute,” I said rising to the bait. “How can it be different? It’s the same world, isn’t it? The same rules apply.”

“No, it’s not even the same God. Down south good and evil are enemies, but up here—they’re like twins separated at birth, trying to find each other.”

Relying on Goodreads or even Bestseller lists rarely leads me to a book that you immediately fall into. Only in local bookstores, with a little notecard taped to the shelf and the handwritten description and recommendation by staff do you find something truly worth reading.