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Emily Lloyd-Jones: Drowned Woods (2022, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) 4 stars

I'd been waiting to read The Drowned Woods for a while, and I picked it up on sale yesterday.  It's set in the same world as The Bone Houses, which I loved. The fantasy Wales setting is still lovely. This is more adventure fantasy than The Bones Houses' folklore horror feel. Emily Lloyd-Jones tells an excellent story here too, with memorable characters and solid development. I enjoyed The Bone Houses more, but I did greatly enjoy this one as well. The epilogue delighted me.

@Duckus @GreatDismal@mastodon.social The technology speculation really appealed to me, even though I know it's very dated in some ways. I grew up in the 70's and 80's, so retro futurism still makes me feel at home in a book. I love it. I liked how manic the pacing felt - not that it felt rushed at all - it was MANIC, which fits with Case's addiction. I agree that Armitage was well done. Wintermute was my favorite character, though. It was annoying and inscrutable, as I'd expect an AI to be. Actually, part of my enjoyment of the books was that I appreciated all of the characters. None of them seemed extraneous and all had a part.