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ju reviewed The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein (Steerswoman, #3)

A lot of fun moments

4 stars

Content warning Spoilers ahead

The first half of the book is full of the promises one could expect after reading the first two : more clues, more local mysteries, more answers. I can't say I feel entirely satisfied, even though there's a lot of good moments. I can't say much about the second part without spoiling, but I felt it veered into horror a bit, and while the plot is extremely surprising, a bit of frustration lingers. I'll be looking for more answers in the fourth book I guess.

scmbradley@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein (Steerswoman, #3)

A little slow, but still a great addition to a great series

5 stars

I have very much enjoyed the Steerswoman series from Rosemary Kirstein. It's a really well-imagined, interesting world, and the over-arching story of the whole series is being told at just the right pace to keep you intrigued. The story of this book specifically, though, is a little slow and it doesn't really come together until towards the end. But the last part of the book is tense and the revelations intriguing.

What I particularly like about this series is that each book is its own story. You definitely benefit from having read the previous books, but each separate novel comes to a satisfying conclusion, rather than spending the last 20% setting up the next volume.

I'll post a spoiler alert comment with some more details about the plot.

I have very much enjoyed the Steerswoman series from Rosemary Kirstein. It's a really well-imagined, interesting world, and the over-arching story of the whole series is being told at just the right pace to keep you intrigued. The story of this book specifically, though, is a little slow and it doesn't really come together until towards the end. But the last part of the book is tense and the revelations intriguing.

What I particularly like about this series is that each book is its own story. You definitely benefit from having read the previous books, but each separate novel comes to a satisfying conclusion, rather than spending the last 20% setting up the next volume.

I'll post a spoiler alert comment with some more details about the plot.

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