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We Are the Crisis by Cadwell Turnbull

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

The second of three in the Convergence Saga and sequel to No Gods, No Monsters, We Are The Crisis is set a few years after the first book.  In the first, the world comes to know that monsters exist.  In this installment, the world is processing what that means, and the reactions vary from extrajudicial violence to solidarity movements to debates on legislating equal protections; Turnbull weaves in conversations about monsters and their place in society happening on the streets, in governance, and in families.  Like it’s predecessor, We Are The Crisis has a large ensemble cast of characters and multiple plot lines (some of which eventually intersect), together constructing a large-scale narrative of a world reckoning with a new reality; some of the characters are familiar from book one, while others are new.  This will not be a book for everyone — it in some ways reads more like literary fiction than anything, and it is entirely non-linear; at times it reads more like a series of vignettes than a single novel.  As someone who enjoys novels like this (and television like this, really — the kind of narratives where the setting is akin to a character whose struggles are revealed through those of disparate characters) I really love this series.  The only reason I’d rate this lower than the first book is because it does feel very ‘middle book’ — some threads come together but it doesn’t end in a conclusive way, so it has left me eagerly awaiting book three.

Content warnings: violence, murder, blood, hate crime

Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for providing an ARC in exchange for this review.
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