• Author: Arkady Martine
• ISBN: 9781250186485
• Format: ebook
• Start: 2024-09-09
• Finish: 2024-09-16

The second Teixcalaan book picks up several months after, but closely tied to the events of A Memory Called Empire. We get to see the impact of the events of the previous book as well as a few new POV characters. I can’t say much about the plot without spoiling parts of the first book, but I will say it expands on the story well. I enjoyed this just as much as the first book, maybe more. The writing in this book is excellent. For example, there’s a scene that’s an argument between two characters which felt so incredibly real. It was so easy to understand why both characters were upset and buy into their emotional stakes. I enjoyed the lead up to the ending of the book, although the final resolution felt a little forced to me. I’ll definitely pick up any future books in this series.