A review by benehime
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
5.0
So! Good!
And such a satisfying ending.
"Ah, thou askest much, and thou darest much", said Atharaisse, her voice throbbing in Csorwe's head though her tongue and her teeth remained perfectly still. "For the hunger of the ages tears at us still, and the urge to bite is very strong. Thou art audacious."
BIG SNAKE! BIG SNAKE! BIG LONG WORM! YESSSS!
I am also madly in love with Talasseres. Imagine having your third meltdown this week and a waitress (who claims not to be a waitress) interrupts you, so you are annoyed, but then you can dramatically monologue to her.
"Anything that's alive, or used to be alive, goes up like that." He snapped his fingers. "But if your next question is going to be *How do I disarm it*, you're shit out of luck." - Excuse me, I will take three of that little shit, thanks.
The subtext is so good??? Some things we only get allusions to (which would probably massively increase the rating) and it works so well? We don't really *need* the meaning and dark implications of Tal in the generals bed spelled out for us, but... It's so good that it is still there!
I adore how Csorwes and Tals relationship plays out throughout the novel. Does Sethennai pit them against each other on purpose? He must be, to make them be that fucked up! Loved everything about this story really.
And such a satisfying ending.
"Ah, thou askest much, and thou darest much", said Atharaisse, her voice throbbing in Csorwe's head though her tongue and her teeth remained perfectly still. "For the hunger of the ages tears at us still, and the urge to bite is very strong. Thou art audacious."
BIG SNAKE! BIG SNAKE! BIG LONG WORM! YESSSS!
I am also madly in love with Talasseres. Imagine having your third meltdown this week and a waitress (who claims not to be a waitress) interrupts you, so you are annoyed, but then you can dramatically monologue to her.
"Anything that's alive, or used to be alive, goes up like that." He snapped his fingers. "But if your next question is going to be *How do I disarm it*, you're shit out of luck." - Excuse me, I will take three of that little shit, thanks.
The subtext is so good??? Some things we only get allusions to (which would probably massively increase the rating) and it works so well? We don't really *need* the meaning and dark implications of Tal in the generals bed spelled out for us, but... It's so good that it is still there!
I adore how Csorwes and Tals relationship plays out throughout the novel. Does Sethennai pit them against each other on purpose? He must be, to make them be that fucked up! Loved everything about this story really.