It might help to have read The Goblin Emperor before diving into this one, but it’s not necessary. It’s a basic murder mystery.
The Witness for the Dead
Month: December 2023
Solstice
Staying up all night is part of the solstice tradition. It’s important that someone wait up to see the sunrise. To make sure there is a sunrise and to greet the lengthening of days and shortening of nights.
Harrow the Ninth
Listening to this one on audio might have been a mistake because there’s a lot going on and I found it pretty hard to follow, especially in the beginning.
I Know Why They Did It
Nothing says Christmas like a poem about suicidal thoughts!
A Desolation Called Peace
I enjoyed A Memory Called Empire so much that I couldn’t wait to read this one, so I didn’t. It’s just as much fun as the prequel with all my favorite characters. This is a completely different story, but you definitely have to read A Memory Called Empire in order to understand what’s happening in …
The Christmas Wish: Part III
Shortly after Carmen makes a Christmas wish, it comes true! Coincidence? Or was someone granting her wish?
The Word Is Murder
It’s a good murder mystery, but I’m done with white men getting a pass for being assholes just because they’re smart.
The Christmas Wish: Part II
”She’s a golddigger?”
“Looks that way.”
“And she’s on the nice list?”
“Must have been an oversight.”
Rules of Civility
This book is just as well written as Towles’s other novels, but this one just didn’t hit home with me for some reason.