The Teeth of Dawn

This is unquestionably one of the most unique fantasy books I’ve read in a long time. Love these characters and each instalment is compulsively readable. New auto-buy author added to the list! A core element of this series is how the author weaves in new POVs with each book to expand the world and l......more

The Five Penalties remains one of the most unique fantasy series I’ve read. I like that each book introduces a new character, mystery, and timeline. In this one, the new part takes place in an undisclosed time and place. This added an interesting element to the story because the timeline is much mor......more

This wraps up Lostetter’s trilogy with the kind of mythic weight and narrative ambition that’s been building since book one—but I walked away feeling a little conflicted. This world is rich, strange, and wildly imaginative. The writing is razor-sharp. The themes around power, illusion, and revolutio......more

Book three of a trilogy. In The Teeth of Dawn, Krona and her allies have barely escaped the mysterious and sinister Savior who secretly rules over the valley of Arkensyre. Now, they must free the gods from their chains, reunite people with their stolen magic, and finally topple the Savior. It's alway......more

This book had high potential and I think mostly it dropped the ball. There's a cool and original magic system and the book is very entertaining and readable, but so much here is underutilized. I think the biggest thing that the book struggles with is way too much going on. There are a ton of charact......more