Dreams of the Dying

Such an incredible read !

I loved the tropical island setting with elements of Polynesian and Mesopotamian culture. One of the most original world building I've seen.

The magic system was also very original, especially the dreamwalkers. All the moments taking place in the dreamworld were particularly great to read, the creepy and otherworldly atmosphere of it were superbly written.

The MC Jespar himself was really well written, he did some shitty things yet had gone through some bad things himself; he had so many self hate yet there was something pathetic about him. He's a complex character but I'm happy the way his arc ended.

Judging by the authors acknowledgement at the end, mental illness was a theme he really wanted to address in the book. I'm not a specialist so I'm not sure how correctly this book portrays mental illness but I think it's really nice thing to see it being talked about especially in a genre like fantasy.

I also liked the fact that Jespar is bi, because it's not something you come across regularly in fantasy books.

The other characters were all very interesting and fleshed out! I loved Lysia, Kawu, Maadira and Agaam especially.

The writing was really good too and the plot was well structured I didn't feel bored or overwhelmed with info dumps.

I'm looking forward to read future books from this series!