A review by errantdreams
Mourning Cloak by Rabia Gale
5.0
The writing style is vivid and intense. I have strong visual images of the world in which Mourning Cloak is set, and that’s always impressive. The characters had a great deal of personality, and fit quite a bit of history into the small strokes that were outlined as the story went along. I love the dark, intense building up of a world in which danger lurks around every turn and horrible creatures prowl the night. There’s a whole ecosystem of critters and specters built up.
The only real difficulty I had was that there wasn’t much information on the peoples/cities, and I had to cobble together the scraps that were there. A little more day-to-day information might have cleared that up. It’s intense when a story concentrates only on danger and upheaval, but it’s a risk. Sometimes the reader ends up missing useful context.
I really enjoyed this novel, and look forward to reading the follow-on next!
Consider my rating a 4.5
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2018/09/review-mourning-cloak-rabia-gale/
The only real difficulty I had was that there wasn’t much information on the peoples/cities, and I had to cobble together the scraps that were there. A little more day-to-day information might have cleared that up. It’s intense when a story concentrates only on danger and upheaval, but it’s a risk. Sometimes the reader ends up missing useful context.
I really enjoyed this novel, and look forward to reading the follow-on next!
Consider my rating a 4.5
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2018/09/review-mourning-cloak-rabia-gale/