Five star review of Myths
and Mortals by Charlie N. Holmberg
The
sequel to Smoke and Summons continues to weave the story of Sandis
and Rone and gives us more of the immersive world-building. The
descriptions of the different
neighborhoods
of the city they live in, the denizens of various parts, provides a
background to a tense, tightly knit story of vessels and summoners
and the quest to kill Kazen. Sandis’
uncle turns out to be the worst choice of an ally. Rone appeals to
his father again. After a raid on Kazen’s premises, Sandis and Rone
find three other vessels. My main quibble is the way Sandis, who
hated being a vessel and used to summon demons, would willingly
become a summoner. Circumstances required it, but it still seems
wrong to me.
For
a reader who mostly reads fiction, the lack of tension was odd in
this memoir about stress and an air traffic controller. The
matter-of-fact tone and extensive descriptions of related subjects
contributed to this. Guess it wasn't what I expected.
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