The Unburied Queen by Capes

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Firstly, thank you to NetGalley and Capes for sending me an eARC of this phenomenal book. I was excited from the get-go because that cover is stunning and the synopsis seemed so intriguing. Hi, here to let you know...it was that and more.

Just going to list off the things I loved, in no particular order: the premise, the stakes, Slugs, Kala, the writing, Peter's deep introspective drunkenness, Loon's forever unkempt hair, Nomor and Loon's friendship, deaf representation, how this book left me feeling briefly hollowed out but then filled me with such cute and bittersweet hope, Nomor's braid, the dragon, the genie, the concept of magic fueling an island and how that happens, the concept of loving and listening to the land, pollen on Kala's face, slime on Tetra's, Tetra, KALAAAAAAAAAA, Kala doing things and thinking things and stepping up for people and just Kala breathing.

This book comes out October 23, 2021 and I HIGHLY recommend it.