There was something almost fanfic about it - a feeling that we are visiting the world with which I’m expected to be familiar through, perhaps, an earlier story, the world that therefore needed little but basic sketching out. In the end, it really seemed like a lengthy set up for a larger story, an extended prologue, an overlong first chapter. Light on the plot, the characters development and worldbuilding - but with enough snappy banter (almost romcom style, really) to last me for at least a month. Because this light and airy novella flowed well, but left me unimpressed and unsatisfied in the end precisely because of how light it was. It needed to be a full fantasy novel but ended up confined in a light novella which did not do it justice. Especially if you’re been a fan of these religious orders in fantasy – like I am! It’s also gorgeous! Find The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water on Goodreads, Amazon, Indiebound, & The Book Depository.This is a story brimming with so much potential, but in the end it felt not quite realized.

Overall,Īll in all, if you want to read a great novella, which is a great Pride read, and fast paced, check out The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water. Throughout the course of the novella, we only get to know two characters in depth, and while I really liked them, I just wanted a bit more side character depth. I wish we had gotten to know more about the other thieves, since there were some that seemed really intriguing. It’s fast paced novella that manages to deliver heaps of action, with some introspection.

The story is more focused on the eclectic group of thieves.

Why are they motivated and what secrets are they hiding? What do their movements betray about their pasts? About the lies they’ve chosen to tell? There is action and mystery, but what intrigued me were the character mysteries. Not only are a bunch of them queer, but all the action is focused on what it reveals about the characters. I think from the blurb you might expect a non-stop action plot, but what I loved about The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water was actually the characters.

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