The Red Threads of Fortune

This novella suffers from sophomore slump, as many second books in a series do. It didn't grab me the way the first one did. The plot simply felt average and the magic system, spirituality, and gender innovations weren't really taken to a different level. It was simply a story in the same universe as the first, The Black Tides of Heaven. It didn't help that I've been so distracted by work. However, I was hoping for something to get lost in so I could stop thinking about work, but this book didn't pull me in. It was nominated for a 2017 Otherwise Award, vying against the first book, strangely enough.

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