Drowned Country
2020 • 160 pages

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15

This book starts a few years after the first one, and after some crucial developments that the reader isn't privy to until the latter part of the book. I found this frustrating because Silver constantly worried about this unknown event without just stating what happened throughout the story and the two main characters (Silver and Tobias) are at odds because of it. It turned out something pretty insignificant and petty imo so the build up didn't make it less frustrating. Also, half of the book is on a linear timeline but then suddenly we're jumping from two years before and back to the present. When I saw the “2 Years Ago” header I was like FINALLY we'll find out what happened between them... but nope, still not for another couple chapters.
I do like this world Tesh has imagined and we see a lot more of it, though the rules she seemed to have set out for the Greenman in the first book are completely broken/remade for it so it.
Overall, an interesting sequel with a lot more action and detail but I would like a more linear plot.

December 25, 2020Report this review