Through Gates of Garnet and Gold

[beccaelizabeth]

I reread all the Wayward Children books leading up to this new one and then read this one.
... I think my main feeling is I recommend you not do that.
it's kind of like reading a lot of sonnets in a row, when everything goes a bit dedum dedum and the imagery has so much in common it goes from feeling like rhyme makes it stronger to feeling like it repeats itself.

I remember each individual story being strong and leading up to cathartic moments, but I whooshed througb them this time and they rhyme a lot.

I'm pretty sure this was a good strong story
but also that if I'd had a sleep after I read the previous one and enough sleep before I started reading this I would appreciate it more.

though I did try to sleep after I got back from my nice walk
and the fire alarm test happened
and someone played Lets Get Rocked as loud as the song wants but considerably louder than the neighbours do.

I think I like what the story did with each character, it progresses them by steps, but I was surprised that some of them still needed a next step.



I shall read this again later and give it more space to be itself.