So here are my non-spoiler thoughts on what I loved (can't get into details cuz. It is so dark and twisty but still has me so invested in the characters. I LOVED THIS SO MUCH AND IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED!! Ugh, I just love Rebecca Roanhorse's imagination and combined with her style of storytelling & the kind of tropes/character types she tends to write. I will also concede that the pacing in this one is not as strong the first book. So I'm kind of in the tank for this book coming into it.

How will Serapio stay human when he is steeped in prophecy and surrounded by those who desire only his power? Is there a future for Naranpa in a transformed Tova without her total destruction?Ĥ.5 stars - It should be noted on the front end that BLACK SUN is one of my all time favorite books, period. For the Clan Matriarchs of Tova, tense alliances form as far-flung enemies gather and the war in the heavens is reflected upon the earth.Īnd for Serapio and Naranpa, both now living avatars, the struggle for free will and personhood in the face of destiny rages. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded?Īs sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected ally in the former Priest of Knives. The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God’s eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent.

There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart.

Fevered star book