The Drowning Mask

[4.25] well, i'll be! what ancient relic did GA stumble upon between 2015 and 2017, because while The Weeping Lore was a fine piece of historical cosmic-horror fiction (i say as if i've read much of the genre lol), the writing style here was booster injected with a super dose of tantalizing language: electric prose, punchy dialogue, effortless descriptions weaving together beautifully lyrical passages - this is poet Gregory Ashe returning with a vengeance.

picking up directly where book 1's cliffhangers left us off, the story takes us on an epic ride of horrible fathers, femme fatales, kooky cults trying to awaken sleeping gods, cat and mouse chases that surely must come to a head at some point, and so much more. the number of concurrent plot points certainly had my head spinning, but i can't complain too much as Pearl was at the center of it all. my heart ached for her and her predicament, but she is rightfully my one and only goddess, and no one can take that away from me