The unbroken clark5/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And then halfway through it changes again, as the destination looming in the background turns out to be impossible, and you need to pivot alongside characters trying to navigate a changing, complex world. In the first chapters of The Unbroken, Clark gives us a suite of amazing characters and a clear narrative trajectory – then suddenly one of those characters is gone, and another’s world is turned upside down, and the trajectory changes. You’re thrown into a world with a set of expectations for certain characters, and how quickly the author twists that around tells me the kind of ride I’m being taken on. One thing that sets an excellent fantasy novel apart for me these days is gut punches. ![]() Somehow I knew that as soon as I finished, I’d be at my computer typing. Simple stuff like this is a cool moment to mention or I think the author is going for X that help frame my five hundred words when I sit down to write.įor The Unbroken, I wrote ABSOLUTELY NOTHING while reading because at no point did I want to break my journey through this narrative. Typically when I read an ARC I’m definitely going to review, I take notes. Orbit (544 pages, $16.99 paperback/$9.99 eBook, March 23, 2021)Ĭover by Lauren Panepinto and Tommy Arnold ![]()
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