spoltz
10/13/2025
A cozy horror. Eldritch, to be specific. Not sure if that's quite possible, but Tanya Huff did it in this novel. My experience with Huff's works average about three and a half stars. A few above average, a few others terrific. I lean a little towards terrific with this book, mostly because I've come to enjoy eldritch horror and always have a fondness for romance, especially in the LGBTQ+ rainbow. My net feeling is that this book is basically fluff, but very enjoyable fluff. I cheered for the protagonists and was a little surprised by the revelation of the evil-doer. The writing didn't feel up to par with Huff's other works, but I still was glad to have read it and felt satisfied with the ending.
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