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A review by frombrunvandash
Chasm by Stacey McEwan
4.0
Picking up where Ledge left off, Chasm begins with Dawsyn's false imprisonment in The Mecca. With the help of her found family, Dawsyn narrowly escapes being hanged and travels back to familiar surroundings. While dealing with mixed emotions around Ryon's deception and tragic death, Dawsyn sets off to seek help from her new allies in Glacia and free the humans still stranded on The Ledge.
I absolutely love the premise of this series, and Chasm delivered in all the ways I had hoped it would. I read Ledge and Chasm back to back. The latter expands on tropes like slow burn, hidden identity, and found family. The rescue at the inn and Dawsyn's moments with Gerrot hit me right in the feels. I also was super invested in the group discovering a means of escape off the The Ledge.
Though I really enjoyed the overall plot of this book, the slow burn was a bit too drawn out for me. Combined with Stacey's more poetic writing style (think less colloquial than other popular romantasies), the series feels more YA than I expected. I loved the map, but it drove me a little crazy that important locations don't seem to be positioned and/or labeled accurately (i.e. The Ledge appears as a large landmass but is described as a small ice shelf).
Overall, I think Stacey has done an incredible job creating a romance fantasy series that appeals to everyone. Chasm ends on another cliffhanger and I'm excited to see how The Glacian Trilogy will conclude! A big thank you to Stacey McEwan and Angry Robot Books for providing me an eARC through NetGalley.
I absolutely love the premise of this series, and Chasm delivered in all the ways I had hoped it would. I read Ledge and Chasm back to back. The latter expands on tropes like slow burn, hidden identity, and found family. The rescue at the inn and Dawsyn's moments with Gerrot hit me right in the feels. I also was super invested in the group discovering a means of escape off the The Ledge.
Though I really enjoyed the overall plot of this book, the slow burn was a bit too drawn out for me. Combined with Stacey's more poetic writing style (think less colloquial than other popular romantasies), the series feels more YA than I expected. I loved the map, but it drove me a little crazy that important locations don't seem to be positioned and/or labeled accurately (i.e. The Ledge appears as a large landmass but is described as a small ice shelf).
Overall, I think Stacey has done an incredible job creating a romance fantasy series that appeals to everyone. Chasm ends on another cliffhanger and I'm excited to see how The Glacian Trilogy will conclude! A big thank you to Stacey McEwan and Angry Robot Books for providing me an eARC through NetGalley.