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A review by wm94
Assassin of Reality by Sergey Dyachenko, Marina Dyachenko
5.0
Whereas Vita Nostra is about growth and ascension, Assassin of Reality is really about fear and rebellion. Sasha is no longer the diligent, straight A student she was in the first book. Instead, her anxiety, depression, and her desire to push back against her teachers and her advisor are her main motivators (or hindrances) in this sequel. She struggles to maintain her relationships with her fellow classmates, and she lives her life in Torpa mostly as an outsider. Her identity as a girl, a daughter, a mother, a person dissolves and comes into question as she tries to navigate a new love and a continually challenging work load at the Institute of Special Technologies.
It is incredibly easy to fly through this work of brilliance, to keep the pages turning, to devour the words. The language itself is irresistible, its translation immaculate. Its descriptions are specific and alluring, too, the similes and metaphors so full of a vivid life all their own. This book has the ability to effortlessly capture your imagination and to draw you in with its dark and murky atmosphere and angsty, emotional characters. It is philosophically dense and rich, full of complexity and meaning, and that’s what truly makes it a novel and an unforgettable stand-out of a book.
I can’t wait for the final book in the trilogy. This second book was just as good as the first, in my opinion, and deserves all the attention and praise it can get.
It is incredibly easy to fly through this work of brilliance, to keep the pages turning, to devour the words. The language itself is irresistible, its translation immaculate. Its descriptions are specific and alluring, too, the similes and metaphors so full of a vivid life all their own. This book has the ability to effortlessly capture your imagination and to draw you in with its dark and murky atmosphere and angsty, emotional characters. It is philosophically dense and rich, full of complexity and meaning, and that’s what truly makes it a novel and an unforgettable stand-out of a book.
I can’t wait for the final book in the trilogy. This second book was just as good as the first, in my opinion, and deserves all the attention and praise it can get.