Queer linguistics PhD student at Stanford. Reading interests include horror, gothic, thriller, mystery (cozy and otherwise), and Jane Austen. Pro-Oxford comma. They/them (he/him iff you ∈ Family)
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Introducing a sharp-witted heroine for the 21st century: a new amateur sleuth exploring the landscape—both …
Finished this one today! Really enjoyed it; great to see queer POC in leading roles. And no spoilers, but the twists were appropriately twisty and I appreciate that it wasn’t unguessable but challenging!
Heat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling and “uproariously funny” (Sophie Gonzales) Extraordinaries …
Content warning Trilogy spoilers
This was a fun close to a trilogy I really enjoyed! I will say that I found the first 100 pages or so kind of disorienting, maybe because it had been a year since I read Flash Fire, but also maybe that was the intention with the whole doppelganger thing happening!
I really appreciate TJ's commitment to leftist social movements, and this book did a nice job of handling issues like police brutality, consent, queer and non-monogamous relationships, etc., though at times the allegories (especially between Trump and Burke) felt a little too translucent and heavy-handed, but that's probably also just me!!
Anyways, will always love Nick, Jazz, Gibby, Seth and the rest of the crew <3
ETA: The epilogue ALMOST MADE ME CRY ON A PLANE