A review by brimmsy
Thief Mage, Beggar Mage by Cat Hellisen

1.5

A strange book, and not at all what I expected. It’s all very slow and abstract, and riddled with some truly bizarre analogies. Here’s an example:

He smoked leisurely, the water pipe bubbling like the lungs of a dying child. The sound was soothing, and Tet’s insides relaxed. He hadn’t realized how much he missed that sound.

I’m sorry, what? 😦

Something compelled me to finish, but it was a very awkward, jarring reading experience and there just wasn’t much about it that I actually enjoyed.