Alex Cabe reviewed Sovereign by April Daniels
Deep Continuation the Builds Out a Great Character
5 stars
Pros:
More than perhaps any other author, April Daniels has somehow figured out how to write hand-to-hand combat in a way that's both understandable to me and fun to read. Usually my eyes glaze over for those scenes, but here I could follow it and was excited to see what was next.
Danny continues to be a very sympathetic character, and it was engrossing to read about her struggling with her anger and trauma.
Would love to see the conclusion of the trilogy, but, even if we never get it, we came to a satisfying stopping point.
Cons:
Kinetiq is barely a character. I know they're a nonbinary anarchist and have some kind of light powers, but beyond that we get almost nothing of their background and personality.
There were a lot of subplots going on, and they fit together satisfyingly, but there was maybe one too many for the …
Pros:
More than perhaps any other author, April Daniels has somehow figured out how to write hand-to-hand combat in a way that's both understandable to me and fun to read. Usually my eyes glaze over for those scenes, but here I could follow it and was excited to see what was next.
Danny continues to be a very sympathetic character, and it was engrossing to read about her struggling with her anger and trauma.
Would love to see the conclusion of the trilogy, but, even if we never get it, we came to a satisfying stopping point.
Cons:
Kinetiq is barely a character. I know they're a nonbinary anarchist and have some kind of light powers, but beyond that we get almost nothing of their background and personality.
There were a lot of subplots going on, and they fit together satisfyingly, but there was maybe one too many for the length of the book. Could have used another 40 or 50 pages to let, e.g., the Karen or the courtroom subplots breathe.
