RavePaste MagazineA rich and lyrical mix of genres and tropes ... This is not a book I suspect many of us would have expected Bardugo to write—the magical elements, while important, are not truly the story’s primary focus—but its absorbing mix of real-life history, complex female characters, entertaining wordplay, and generational resilience makes for a genuinely enchanting whole ... Deft ... Bardugo’s book is thoughtfully grounded in realistic details from the era ... Is there anything Leigh Bardugo can’t do?
Tamsyn Muir
RavePaste\"Part fantasy, part space opera, and part apocalyptic nightmare ... Muir’s biting, hilarious prose is full of dark subject matter (violent death, creeping body horror, and various bits of effluvia and gore are commonplace) but tons of heart, deftly exploring issues of identity, belonging, love, and family.
It’s truly unlike anything else in science fiction and fantasy, and the best way I can explain its appeal to you is simply to tell you to go read it and find out for yourselves. (It’s worth it, I promise.)\
