Librarian vs. Reader: Laurentian Divide
Librarian: This is a tricky one to determine the placement of. It doesn't really seem to fit in any particular genre, despite being full of tropes that belong predominantly to particular genres. That can cause a bit of difficulty in genrefying it. I'm honestly still not sure how I would genrefy it, even several days after finishing it. The way it defies genre convention, may make it difficult to get it into the hands of the readers who will most appreciate it. Which would be a pity, because it is a truly fantastic book. The settings feel real and lived in, and the characters feel like real people you could meet on any street corner. This is a worthy addition to a collection.
Reader: I didn't realize that this was the second book in a series until after I was already a decent way through. That being said, I don't feel like I missed much. You can enter into this novel without having read the first book, and you can exit It with no plans to read the next. That said, you'll probably want to. I know I do. I look forward to my next trip back.
Reader: I didn't realize that this was the second book in a series until after I was already a decent way through. That being said, I don't feel like I missed much. You can enter into this novel without having read the first book, and you can exit It with no plans to read the next. That said, you'll probably want to. I know I do. I look forward to my next trip back.