so-soTom Beckerlegge‘s alternative historical novel has beautiful imagery and grounds the fictional city of Cadenza with an authentic sense of place. I enjoyed the conceit of dividing the city‘s overarching story between 12 individual stories (or Cantos), but too many lacked a resolution (notably the one about the Ink Maiden Hypatia) and while some characters appear in multiple Cantos, none of them are as well developed as they could be.
pickLove love loved this book!
I know Goodreads says it's like 3 stars, but this was a 5 star read for me that was put in front of the wrong readers!
https://the-girl-who-reads.com/the-carnival-of-ash-by-tom-beckerlegge-review/
Epic bookpost this morning - I can‘t wait to sink my teeth into The Carnival of Ash and this cover for Silk Fire has me weak at the knees! Buts what this? Fantasy playing cards for The Knave of Secrets? You bet - there‘s an amazing few months of fantasy heading our way from @RebellionPub 😍
The Carnival of Ash | 
