A review by tranquilitycase
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley

3.0

It was an interesting concept, but I spent a lot of time confused by the huge cast of characters, despite the glossary at the back. I think that now is not my season in life to be reading large complex books with lots of characters - just too many interruptions from my Velcro Toddler and other busy-life stuff. I had a really hard time with the male-female relationships as exemplified by Zezili and Anhava. I guess I just didn't think it was OK to portray a relationship in that way just to make readers uncomfortable. Those two characters weren't particularly complex, so it didn't work, it just came off as preachy to me. I also thought the ending was poorly written - there wasn't the closure you'd get in a standalone book, and I think all books should give a reader closure, series books included. Interesting concept, but I don't see myself reading further in the series.