The River Has Roots

This book was so much better than El-Mohtar's This is How You Lose the Time War. The prose is sumptuous like in Time War, but it doesn't distract from the plot. The story is devastating and beautiful. It's about the bond between two sisters whose job is to sing to the Willows along the river to maintain the portal between the human and fae worlds. The magic system is bizarre; it is called the Grammer. And the ending is sad, but hopeful. This book has already won the 2025 Nebula for Novella and is a 2026 Hugo nominee for the same. This is turning out to be a tough year for this category as the stories are all marvelous.

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