Quick Book Review: Three Parts Dead

A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him back to life before His city falls apart.

Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb. Without Him, the metropolis’s steam generators will shut down, its trains will cease running, and its four million citizens will riot.

Tara’s job: resurrect Kos before chaos sets in. Her only help: Abelard, a chain-smoking priest of the dead god, who’s having an understandable crisis of faith.

When Tara and Abelard discover that Kos was murdered, they have to make a case in Alt Coulumb’s courts—and their quest for the truth endangers their partnership, their lives, and Alt Coulumb’s slim hope of survival.

Set in a phenomenally built world in which justice is a collective force bestowed on a few, craftsmen fly on lightning bolts, and gargoyles can rule cities, Three Parts Dead introduces readers to an ethical landscape in which the line between right and wrong blurs.

Summary: Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone is a deific murder mystery in a uniquely magically world, where contracts are magically binding, and immortal lawyers wield the power of starlight. It’s a fun, intriguing ride, which failed to truly hook me until the final act.

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Weekly Roundup

This week I’ve finished reading four books! I’ve posted two reviews, and did a monthly goal wrap up. Read on to get a roundup for the week and find out what I’m reading!

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Weekly Roundup

This week I’ve wrapped up a book I’ve been reading for about a month, as well as finished reading two more. I’ve started an exciting new book and gone back to a book I left on hold. Read on to get a roundup for the week and find out what I’m reading!

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