I was pleasantly surprised that a book that hands over its premise that women can be bought and sold it its title was pretty even handed when it came to gender equality even if its characters aren't. Honus is the emotionally mercurial one (at least for most of the book), prone to reacting first and then questioning the results later. The other main character, Yim, though she pouts a lot, is the even tempered one with even her poor decisions telegraphed by her mood from a long way off. I hadn't noticed until now how much I didn't see that in much of the fiction I was reading these days and I think it's a showing of the author's ability.The book itself is pretty slowly paced as compared to a lot of the fare that gets put out these days. The two characters travel from Point A to Point B which comprised about 95% of the book, and unwinds the setting and overarching conflict as Honus and Yim travel. Though there's a lot of dark events that happen in the book, most are just hinted at rather than described in lurid detail.I'm kinda excited to start reading a new series, and the first book got me invested. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and I can't wait for the sequel! It was a fine tale of two individuals who, unbeknownst to them, are fated to meet and whose meeting and existence is probably the last hope for a world that is facing probable destruction through the malign influence of a god or 'essence' known only as the Devourer. In general, I was thoroughly entertained and engaged by what, for me, was an original and engaging story.What I will say is that if you don't like to be frightened, you might want to avoid this one as there are some truly 'spooky' moments. Otherwise however, I recommend this one!
Do You like book A Woman Worth Ten Coppers (2008)?
Thoroughly enjoyable, if annoyingly clean and somewhat implausible.
—beeyoulah
What a waste of time. Nothing happened and the book was so slow.
—badman
