Tower of Mud and Straw by Yaroslav Barsukov

Rating: 5 out of 5.

This was simply outstanding!! It took me a minute to get into it, but once I did, it was absolutely wild! Shea was a great character to follow. I was wholly sympathetic to his situation and found that I was rooting for him verbally. Seriously, I was literally yelling, NO!, while reading this. Trust me, it was totally warranted.

The world building is really fantastic, which is saying something for a novella. Usually with a work this short the setting suffers, but that is not the case here. Everything is so easy to imagine and being that the imagery is so vibrant, you’re literally sucked into the story. Sorry, I just can’t help myself with the puns sometimes. If you read this, you’ll know what I mean! 😂🤣

I also almost cried! There is such emotion that I couldn’t help myself! There are no cliffhangers, but I find myself wishing there was a whole series of books for me to delve into. That being the case, I’ll have to just wait and see what the author comes up with next. And of course, I recommend this all the way!! Lovers of fantasy and science fiction will be into this one. Just remember to saver this because it’s a novella! It’ll go too quickly if you let it and will be much more thought provoking if you take your time! Enjoy!!

I was so psyched I almost forgot to also say thank you so much to NetGalley, Metaphorosis Publishing, and the author for the opportunity to read this novella for my honest and unbiased opinion!!

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