A review by yurugu
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

1.0

Immediately following the events of the previous book, the not-so-mysterious aliens are confronted head on. Meanwhile, everyone acts like a complete moron and a pre-teen gets way too much "screen time" and agency. To top it off, the prose, central to the themes and plot of the first book bog this story down HARD.