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Ma'am, you had me at "defunct sea gods"!
There's great world-building, character development aplenty and an exciting plot that plays out against a backdrop of big themes like loyalty, courage and above all integrity (metaphorically, literally, ecumenically, too, I shouldn't wonder!).
The redundant old priests and "god-ware" tech were bonuses.
I enjoyed every minute of listening to this (even if the toxic friendship parts were painful)!

Absolutely loved this. So many good things about this but also a lot of dark topics like abilism and toxic relationships. Great world building though and morally gray characters that you want to have redemption.

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Loved what I finished this week and still made good progress on my other reads. I finally managed to finish the first section of OaFK which I'm counting as major progress. I'm also enamored of my commute book and have made it to 50%.

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My goal this week is to get a decent way into part 2 of OafK, finish my audio commute book, and make progress in Black Cake for work.

I think this is a new favorite! The worldbuilding was so creative and fascinating. I thought the characters were all complex and went through a lot of development by the end. Hardinge perfectly represented a toxic and abusive friendship to the point where I had to take a break. I also loved the rep of deaf culture as “sea kissed.” The ending was great as well. And that cover 😍

Fantastic book. Really come to love Frances Hardinge; her world building is fantastic and her characters always rich and fully imagined. This book is fun, a true adventure fantasy.

It includes:
- criminals and cons
- Gods that may be monsters
- monsters that may be gods
- old and possibly mad priests
- crazy inventions
- complex friendships
- excellent deaf representation
- a hero who really shouldn‘t be allowed to pick his own friends

#TBRPile 📚 “They say you can sail a thousand miles along the island chain of the Myriad, from the frosty shores of the north, to the lush, sultry islands of the south. They say that the islanders are like the red crabs that race along the shore - hardy, unpredictable, and as happy in the water as out of it.”

I enjoyed this deep sea fantasy adventure by Frances Hardinge. Love the cover! 🐙🐚🦀🐠🦑🥰 ⭐⭐⭐.5

WOW, what an amazingly colourful and saturated world Hardinge has created! Some writer cannot achieve this sort of world building and yet realism over a trilogy of books but in just these 400 odd pages she has managed it!
A world of vengeful gods of the sea that demand sacrifice and breath fear suddenly came to an end 30 years before and now their rotting carcuses are used to build a new industrial age. 4.5/5 Stars

Well written and enjoyable young adult fantasy. Another strong book by Hardinge. A good amount of adventure and intrigue.

Definite lovecraftian influence, liked the concept of the sea-kissed

This cover is so pretty! The book is out on 31/10 but Amazon ‘screwed up‘ and sent mine out early. Yay!

Frances Hardinge is a queen of beautiful, unsettling stories

1. A Cultural History of Twin Beds by Hilary Hinds and Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
2. (Another copy of) Jane Eyre and Midnight in Chernobyl
3. Overcast, turning to rain

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