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It has been such a pleasure, and a privilege, to watch this author develop her talent and her voice. Since the very beginning, I knew that she was something special.
I haven’t been able to keep up with every release, and my new release reading has shrunk during epidemic anxiety. There is plenty to read, but I find myself retreating to old, predictable favorites. The thought of falling in with new characters while I watch them struggle, not knowing how things will end, is too much to bear right now.
Eve and Jacob and all the rest, though, are old friends. Their slow-build romance while they took care of such trifles as saving the world is finally culminated (in a late 19th-century sort of way), and it was worth the wait. They don’t do too badly saving the world, either.
Don’t let anyone get away with saying that they can’t write diversity due to “historical accuracy”, because this series does it truly and well. Here we have a full cast of women (of all ages and varied backgrounds!) who get to be heroes and fighters without falling into any “kick ass women” tropes, as well as a full range of men who run the gamut from stalwart companion to privileged asshole.
It’s a relief to read a book with high stakes (saving the world) without being dredged through a bunch of violence and despair for “realism”‘s sake. Grimdark isn’t my cup of tea, and A Summoning of Souls, in contrast, brims with hope and love.