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What a beautiful story!

It’s a mix of sci-fi, fantasy and dystopia and I loved it. 

In the world of robots there’s Victor - a human. His father and his friends are robots, they live a peaceful life in a forest… until one day the Authority shows up and turns their lives upside down. 

A mystery, horrible past, and even worse future is discovered. 

Now Victor, Rambo, Nurse Ratched and Hap need to go on an adventure to rescue Gio, Vic’s father. 

I truly liked the characters, it was easy to engage with them and care for them. It was beautiful to see the development. It was also funny, the dialogues made me laugh several times. 
The world in the story was interesting, the sci-fi and fantasy authors can use their imagination to the fullest and I’ve enjoyed what was created here.  

A fantastic Pinocchio retelling with a queer vibe.

I was enchanted reading it and I can’t wait to get to the other books by this author. 

I know that I’m going to read all the books that Catriona Ward is going to publish. They’re so unique, it’s mesmerising. I know I’ll be taken on the adventure which will make me question what’s real and what’s not, the plot I thought I figured out is definitely not what I thought and at the end I still won’t know what happened. But that’s the whole beauty of it!

The Looking Glass Sound has several timelines and narratives. It has kind of books within the book and as expected it’s all very confusing and at the same time enchanting. 

After the first part I didn’t know what will happen next as I thought that the story is over and was surprised that the book is not even 30% done, but what follows only makes it more interesting! 

Difficult to review the plot without the spoilers.

Definitely a must read for people who like a weird plot with an excellent writing. 

Firstly, I'd like to thank Orbit for approving me to read this book - you've made my day! I was soooooo excited when I've read the approval email! Thanks so so so much!

I find it hard to describe how I feel about The Bone Shard War and the entire trilogy. This book definitely has a lot of fighting in it! I wonder how many pages were actually without a fight or a weapon mentioned! 
Reading The Bone Shard War I was scared, upset, angry, happy, hopeful, relieved - a full rollercoaster of emotions! My heart was breaking every time Ragan was mistreating Lozhi and I was delighted to see how Lozhi's life turned! 

Well-paced plot where all the elements are coming together at the end, and all the important characters take part in the final war. The characters development throughout the books was incredible. I loved the world that the author created, ossalens and the Alanga magic. A few mysteries from the previous books were revealed in this one. I think we all needed a closure. 

I'd recommend reading the first and the second book of the trilogy before diving into this one. 

Chapter 44 was so wholesome. 

I'm really hoping that one day Andrea will surprise us with a follow-up novella to the story. The Drowning Empire is one of the best fantasy I've ever read. I've been recommending it to people ever since I've read The Bone Shard Daughter and I feel I'll be recommending it for as long as I'm alive.

Oh, and I truly need a Mephi in my life. I do. If I ever have a pet, I'll call them Mephi. 

The Stranger Times is one of my favourite series ever. It's absurd, hilarious, and so unique!

The third (and hopefully not last) instalment is packed with action! Every character has a role to play in the events orchestrated by the evil Founders. It's really hard to review it without writing any spoilers, but all the little steps and stories leading to the big finale are perfectly plotted. A few unexplained things from the previous books are revealed and everything makes sense! 

I loved how the cover and the title suddenly clicked!

I laughed from the first pages! And that's what I need from a book! If you can merge it with a mystery and brilliant, loveable characters then you create something incredible. 

Caimh delivers top notch fiction, Partially a crime, partially a fantasy, and the best quality in both worlds.

You’ll like it if you’re religious, spiritual, into astrology and stuff like that. 
If you have a scientific mind, this is not a book for you.
2* as some parts at the beginning were interesting.