A review by tiedyedude
A Song for Quiet by Cassandra Khaw

1.0

This follow-up just didn't do it for me. I had my problems with the first book, but overall it was okay. The connecting character's involvement in this entry was pointless. The rest of the characters.. are there. The plot was scant and scattered, brief flashes between descriptions of dread. But I didn't feel dread because I wasn't really made to care about anything or anyone in the world. While the first book felt like an exercise in using as much noir lingo as possible, this felt like someone with a degree in music theory trying to flex. Trying to emulate Lovecraftian terror with highfalutin musical concepts was a bit much. The social commentary has potential, but ultimately felt shoe-horned in to create some stakes or some sense of justice when no ground work was laid.