A review by michaelapr
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is an intensely emotional read. Katherine Arden delves deep into the horrors of World War I using enough details to make you hurt but without going into too many details. This book is an exploration of the traumas of war and how war is often an apocalypse for those living through it. The characters in this book were deeply traumatized and I was rooting for them all the way - especially Freddie and Winter. I really enjoyed listening to this book with it's trauma, it's haunted desperation, and an antagonist that's easier to go up against than the system of war as he tempts our characters into oblivion with his fiddle and his hotel. 
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