The Warm Hands of Ghosts A Novel
Reviews
Very good and original plot. The povs of both Iven siblings worked really well because you see certain important moments through both their eyes which creates even more depth to the story.
The book is more a historical fiction with a little magical realism than true fantasy, so I think non-fantasy readers would enjoy the book as well.
this book was amazing I am so speechless. kinda funny that I read it right after a master of djinn because i always thought I was not the biggest historical fiction fan but both ended up being incredible! the way that this book was largely a historical fiction about the toll of world war i and then out of the blue gets paranormal on you is so well done, and really what makes this book is the character work, they all are so instantly likable and real, I kept wondering if some were based on real figures because of how well each person comes across as like an actual rounded person rather than a caricature. this was stunning and glad I gave it a chance!!
This is a historic fiction/historic fantsy/paranormal. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. Its beautifully written and both time lines wjere great to follow. We follow a brother a sister. I loved following their journeys through thid and I loved the small part that is the fansty aspect of this story. It settle but done well.
I would like to preface this review with some clarification. The Warm Hands of Ghosts only loosely resembles fantasy. Loosely. I would more accurately categorize it as paranormal with a hint of magical realism. The paranormal elements don’t factor into the story until about 30-40 percent of the way into the narrative, and even then, many are subtle enough to be chalked up to hallucinations. On the other hand, for a low fantasy set during a war, I’ll have to give props to Arden for keeping my attention. I typically like my fantasy high, and I don’t follow war dramas well. Arden manages to make a war story entrancing while delicately weaving the supernatural into the narrative. If you’ve missed Arden since The Nightingale Trilogy, The Warm Hands of Ghosts will definitely satiate your appetite.
My thanks to Del Rey and Netgalley for the eARC, for which I willingly give my own, honest opinion.
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Highlights
It was the poet's alchemy, to seize the intangible or unspeakable and drag it, real, into the living world
The whole world is made up of systems now. Systems that are too big for any one person to understand or control, or stop. Like the timetables. Alliances. Philosophies. And so now we're here, even though no one wanted to be.
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