I preferred her 'To be taught if fortunate' personally, but in terms of passing the 'please can we stop making women victims for 5 fucking minutes?' Vibe check: Goblin Emperor, The night circus, the girl King, she and her cat were all good. In terms of 'violence but with some genuine meaning behind it, Christina Henry writes strong but ultimately human women overcoming issues through a variety of different traits, and whilst some if the suffer domestic violence, the story centers on how it is overcome (and it's only 2 of hers thus far).

I never figured out what I thought of this book. On the one hand, some characters were wonderful fun and I was absolutely intrigued. On the others, some chapters were lacklustre and I struggled to retain much from them. I found the pacing to be the most jarring thing about it. I don't think it's just you. It's not a terrible book and I can think of some friends I could lens it to in good conscience but it was nothing special either.