Slow Gods by Claire North
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've been a fan of this author for quite some time (and still love Fifteen Lives) and I just assumed this would be another quality read by someone who is an automatic-buy in my head.

Instead, I was astonished. Not just happy--but astounded by how much I loved this book. Hell, it's been effortlessly catapulted to one of my all-time favorites. And it hasn't even officially been released yet. And I want a hardcover copy. Like--now. For my shelf of favorites. My pride shelf.

I only belatedly checked out the blurbs for it and the ideas behind it just doesn't do it justice. We can bandy the word 'monster' about all we like, but the proper theme of this novel ought to be love. It's a damn healing novel and a very curious one. And more than all the rest, it has a very deep heart. Heartbreaking, even. And heart-healing.

And that's about all I'm going to say without giving spoilers.

But I love this novel. More than words can say, I love its wisdom. Monstrous as this wisdom might be.



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