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Evocation by S.T. Gibson
4.0
I loved this storyline, but the book tried to do too much. The harem/open relationship dynamic felt so surface level and the erotic/sensual parts too light to justify the few slightly heavier moments. There was decent character development, but very little relationship development, and part of the idea of a sequel for this particular storyline hinges on being invested in the relationship. I think maybe less focus on the past anger could have opened up some space to focus on the magical part of the storyline as well as the relationship in a way that invested me. I enjoyed this, but I think I will have forgotten about it by the time a sequel comes. Thank you Angry Robot & NetGalley for the ARC
Devil Is Fine by John Vercher
5.0
This book is my favorite kind of tense. It felt a little unresolved as it ended, but I think that is in the nature of the larger discussion. Anticolonialism and racism is a conversation that we are a long ways away from resolving. I love any title that makes marginalization into a horror story without a slasher type arc and this book does it well. I suppose people will disagree that this is horror, but it had southern gothic type of haunting (despite being set in the northeast), and the audiobook gave me skin crawls as the narrator reckoned with a past he did not have a choice in. Thank you NetGalley & Celadon.