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Afterwards song. Humanity. First. Afterword blog. Great! Now, I have to be awake for another 15 minutes. The only time I was earlier, is the night when my gf left me afterwords. A true act of goodwill, always sparks another -Klaus. Afterwards traduccion. The best Christmas movie. Well, rather say best animated movie of the year. The Afterward by E. K. Johnston Open Preview See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Afterward by E. Johnston. Thanks for telling us about the problem. To ask other readers questions about The Afterward, please sign up. Popular Answered Questions Aoife No. It's a (very) loose retelling of one of David Eddings' series, but you absolutely don't need to know anything about it to read this one. …more No. (less) · 786 ratings 260 reviews Start your review of The Afterward Mar 04, 2019 Justine rated it really liked it I always enjoy E. Johnston's books. Each one is completely different, in terms of both story and subgenre, but the thing that remains consistent is that the emotional lives of the characters are at the forefront of the story. While The Afterward is nominally fantasy, the fantasy action is really just the underlayer for the real story, which is about the emotional states of the characters including a f/f romance as a significant focal point. The story goes back and forth in time, so we see the I always enjoy E. The story goes back and forth in time, so we see the events that lead to the emotional aftermath, the changes wrought on the participants, and how the return to everyday life following completion of their quest subsequently affects them. Other things I enjoyed about this book includes the expansive diversity that Johnston always incorporates so well and in a positively natural way into her stories. In addition, gender equality is just a given here, and so an explanation of "why" the quest knights were all women isn't even an issue requiring explanation or justification within the story. This isn't a book that will necessarily appeal to someone looking for a lot of emphasis on action, but I think it will be enjoyed immensely by those who like to read about the feelings and inner workings of the characters. An aside, but relevant, is that I just really love E. Johnston. I know the characters in her books might struggle, sometimes severely, but I also know they will get to as good a place as they can by the end. I love the hopefulness that ultimately gets delivered by the end of each book and the potential for happiness that is always there... "an apprentice knight and a not-at-all reformed thief as they try to figure out what to do with their lives after they help save the world. " thanks for my life E. Johnston Feb 16, 2019 Silvia it was amazing Hello this is my new favorite fantasy f/f relationship!!! Please read this book Scream review to come Absolutely delightful. The Afterward is a queer fantasy that evokes series like The Belgariad and The Mallorean but puts a modern twist on them. I adored everything about this book. Jun 02, 2019 Acqua liked it Me and E. Johnston's writing just don't get along. It's not bad by any means, it's just that the narrative choices don't make any sense to me: in years of reading fantasy, I've never read a book that had at the same time this many infodumps and a worldbuilding as generic, inconsistent and lacking in details as The Afterward. Let's talk about what I mean: • generic: this book has a typical medieval fantasy aesthetic, with knights and kings and magical gems, which is fine, if not exactly my Me and E. Let's talk about what I mean: • generic: this book has a typical medieval fantasy aesthetic, with knights and kings and magical gems, which is fine, if not exactly my preference; • inconsistent: what sets it apart from many other fantasy books is that it has gender equality to a degree and less queerphobia, which would have been great if the book hadn't gone about it in an extremely inconsistent way, for example by telling us that the language shifted to include non-binary people but constantly using binarist phrasings - and since we're talking about the way things are phrased, some parts were really uncomfortable to read as an aromantic person; • lacking in details: the Mage Keep is the only place that was really described, and I have no idea how anything else looked like. It relied a lot on the idea that the reader could envision a generic medieval fantasy world, but that's both boring for me and lazy writing. I had a similar problem with That Inevitable Victorian Thing, so I think she's just not the author for me. Now, let's mostly focus on the positives, since this was, after all, a three star book - and three stars isn't a bad rating for me. The Afterward is a quietly subversive fantasy novel. It looks generic on the surface, and its world is, but what it does with the set-up isn't. Instead of having a group of men with the one woman™ go on a quest, it's a group of female knights (one of which is a trans woman) and thieves with only one man, and the story centers an f/f relationship between two young women of color. What it did with arranged marriage tropes was really interesting to see too, as it didn't approach it the way most YA fantasy novels do. I thought that The Afterward would be about what happens after the quest, but it isn't, not really - half of it is set during the before. I can't really complain about that, since those are the parts of the book in which we actually see the f/f couple instead of only hearing about it while the girls are separated. However, the quest itself wasn't that interesting to read about. And finally: the f/f romance. I loved Olsa and Kalanthe's dynamic, but they aren't in the same place for most of the book. Which is sad, because the scenes in which they were together were enough to make me at least believe in the romance, so I wonder how strongly I would have felt about it had it had more page time... Mar 26, 2019 Jessica A labor of love and an homage to those fantasy books of yore, especially David Eddings' Elenium! The book is, in fact, dedicated to David and his wife/co-author Leigh, which I found doubly precious. This is a story you might have heard before: about a group of brave nights, a thief and a mage, going on quest for a mysterious gem that could destroy the world... but it's also what happens after. What happens when you go home? When there are songs about you, but songs don't pay the rent? What A labor of love and an homage to those fantasy books of yore, especially David Eddings' Elenium! The book is, in fact, dedicated to David and his wife/co-author Leigh, which I found doubly precious. What happens when you go home? When there are songs about you, but songs don't pay the rent? What happens, from a practical standpoint if you fell in love on the quest, but your role in society demands you leave that love behind? I adore Kate, and her dedication to dealing even-handedly with elements of magic and practicality. What do lady knights on the road do about menstruation? What if holding the cursed gem kills you? What's the best way to wear your hair if you're putting a helmet over it? Do I have time to braid this magically poisonous spike into my hair before the battle? This is like, All the things you ever wanted to know about knights, quests, and sexuality but were afraid to ask! with bonus Star Wars references. And of course there are goats. And TWO references to Anakin's "I hate sand! " line from Attack of the Clones. Because it's Kate... I loved the concept for this story, of female knights and a thief going on a difficult and successful quest together, then having to continue with their lives after. I loved each of the women and their friendship. I even enjoyed much of the writing, even with some of the editing problems (occasional missing words and incorrect tense use), the way the past is 3rd person and the present is 1st person with 2 PoVs. But this book didn't end up as a 5 star read for me; not sure what was a little off I loved the concept for this story, of female knights and a thief going on a difficult and successful quest together, then having to continue with their lives after. But this book didn't end up as a 5 star read for me; not sure what was a little off for me in the story; perhaps it was that I found the action a little confusing in places. On a separate note, I can say that I really did not like the cover. That said, this is E. Johnston, and I like her work a lot generally, and I did like this book a lot... Review Originally Posted On The Sassy Book Geek **** Huge thank you to Penguin Random House for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review as well as allowing me to participate in the blog tour! **** 4. 5 Stars This was my first time experiencing the writing of E. Johnston and I have to say the hype is worth it! I had a ton of fun reading “The Afterward” and was even a bit surprised by how much I enjoyed it since it focuses on romance but also weaved in plenty of action and adventure. Review Originally Posted On The Sassy Book Geek **** Huge thank you to Penguin Random House for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review as well as allowing me to participate in the blog tour! **** 4. Johnston and I have to say the hype is worth it! I had a ton of fun reading “The Afterward” and was even a bit surprised by how much I enjoyed it since it focuses on romance but also weaved in plenty of action and adventure. Plot The story is told from the two alternating POVs of Olsa Rhetsdaughter, a thief, and Kalanthe Ironheart, a knight in training. They are currently living “post-Quest” after saving the entire kingdom from an ancient evil, I really loved this idea for a story and it’s unique I just think it’s interesting to see what happens to the heroes after their quest is completed. The story is also told in two different timelines, Before and After the completion of the quest. I know it sounds kind of confusing but it really isn’t, it’s actually very easy to follow and really adds a lot to the plot being told this way. I personally LIVED for it! The focus of the story is mostly on Olsa and Kalanthe’s relationship as they try to conquer the obstacles they face and find their way back into each other’s lives. Normally I’m not super big into romance focused plot lines especially in YA Fantasy as they are usually full of tropes. However, I thought it was an adorable romance and the author did a fantastic job of adding in enough action, adventure, and world building to keep things lively. I would say this is moderately paced, never slow, and will definitely keep your attention. “The Afterward” takes place in a high fantasy world with moderate amounts of magic and a classical take on knights but with a more feminist twist, a TON of the knights are actually female in this world. I enjoyed the world and world building a lot and loved that it was simple yet intriguing. I have to say I’m definitely a little sad that this is a standalone because I would love to read more about this world Johnston created! Then just a little side note here that is about a seemingly random scene in the book but one that I feel is important to mention. I actually really liked that menstruation was mentioned and in a normal, healthy manner. Most books, especially fantasy, skip over this and if they do ever mention it, it’s usually in a……darker way. I just think it’s nice to see it mentioned like this and I think it’s important especially in the YA genre since the audience are teens/young adults. Overall I’d say this was excellently written, nothing ever felt too convenient, I was interested the entire time, and the ending wasn’t rushed or abrupt but rather perfect and satisfying. Characters This was very much a character driven book and while the story and plot held strong you can tell the characters are the real stars here. I couldn’t help but fall in love with every single one and that’s how I know I read a damn good book! Olsa and Kalanthe made for great main characters with their flaws that they learn to overcome and overall development throughout the story. Olsa has a bit of a temper and is stubborn but she’s smart and extremely brave. While Kalanthe is almost too good and honorable for her own good, she’s so kind and generous you can’t help but feel like she’s the most precious thing ever! There are also some fantastic side characters that I loved just as much as Olsa and Kalanthe and are their former companions on the Quest. Sir Erris, Sir Branthear, Sir Uleweya, Sir Terriam, and Mage Ladros. Honestly they all had a lot of depth and personality even if they didn’t have a lot of “page time” and I really loved each of them because of it. The cast of characters are also very diverse: Olsa, Kalanthe, and Uleweya all have dark skin though Kalanthe’s is described as being a bit lighter; there is a minor female character who wears a headscarf; Branthear is transgender; Terriam I believe is aromantic or asexual since she is described as not having romantic interest in men or women; Olsa is bisexual; and Kalanthe is gay. I think the author did a fantastic job of being inclusive and it’s very refreshing to see such diversity in YA Fantasy! Romance As I already mentioned this is a very romance focused book but in the best way possible! Olsa and Kalanthe are really fantastic together, though they have their differences. The way the story is told with the timeline jumping back and forth it’s hard to say if it was actually slow burn but I’d say it was, there definitely wasn’t any insta-love that’s for sure. I think it’s just a timeless romance where they strive to overcome obstacles to be together and I thought they were a cute couple! If you couldn’t tell already it is a F/F romance as well. In Conclusion What I Loved: Engaging story full of romance and adventure Interesting world building with magic and knights Evenly paced, never a dull moment Fantastic writing Menstruation mentioned in a positive, healthy manner Diverse cast featuring many different POC and LGTBQ+ characters Adorable F/F romance Characters full of depth and personality What I Didn’t Love: Honestly? Nothing. Recommend? I highly, highly recommend checking out “The Afterward” it’s honestly just such a fun read full of romance and adventure! The writing is nothing short of excellent and I think there’s something for every YA fantasy fan to enjoy here. Also if you’re looking for a fantasy book featuring POC and LGTBQ+ characters, look no further! ************************ Pre-Review Absolutely fantastic! I was so completely invested in these characters I'm a little sad it's all over, plus on top of that there are more than a few POC and LGTBQ+ characters and it's all about an F/F romance that I LIVED FOR!.. In theory, I love this book. I love that it’s a high fantasy with queer women and a fantastically diverse cast. But in reality, I’m just so bored reading it. I put this one down at over 50% through the book and I’ve been doing well this year at putting books down that I’m not loving. I skimmed a bit further to see if maybe it’d pick up and be worth continuing, but it didn’t. The plot is very slow and there isn’t a clear direction of where the story is going. As well as the perspectives switch up In theory, I love this book. As well as the perspectives switch up quite a bit and made it harder to get invested in the characters. Honestly I didn’t hate this book. I’m really upset I didn’t love it because there’s so many great things about it. The writing was great and the world-building was phenomenal but I just couldn’t help myself from yawning while trying to continue. If this book sounds like your thing and you’re up for a slow paced but heavy on developed characters and world-building, I’d definitely still recommend this one. I’m usually a huge fan of high fantasy as well, so it may just be timing for me. I’m gonna put this down for now but I won’t say I won’t come back to it. Maybe picking it up at another time will be what’s best. Right now is just a big case of “it’s not you, it’s me. ” *ARC provided by the publisher for an honest review* Review can also be found on my blog!.. DNF @ 25%. Not because I didn't like it. But any time I put this book down, I am unabvle to get back into the story. I have to restart the book to keep me interested. And when you have to restart a book for the fourth time, it's sometimes easier to just put it down and never pick it back up. Feb 13, 2019 Emmy Neal The cover may LOOK action adventure, but it's really a f/f romance full of pastoral drama, land management, and the flawed socioeconomics of traditional fantasy. It's slow to start, but it pays off when those details come back to tie the worldbuilding together and make you laugh! Dec 08, 2018 Iris marked it as to-read Excuse me WHY was I not aware of this book??? It sounds absolutely AMAZING. I need it. Dec 10, 2018 Julie LOVED everything about this book: the voice, the world-building, the F/F romance, the characters! Mage Ladros is one of my favorites. A YA must-read for lovers of classic adult high fantasy. Everyone go read this book thank you bye. Feb 27, 2019 April Friends. I love this book. I love how it centers women. Women of all stripes. Queer women. Trans women. Ace and aro women. Bi women. Disabled women. Poor women. And through it all, a particular focus on the lives of women of color. All set in a high fantasy world where women and women’s experiences stand at the center. I got this book as a galley at a library conference and it was absolutely delightful. Highly recommend. Jun 06, 2019 ellie it was ok this felt like a second book in a series. it was somehow underdeveloped and too muddled in past moments that it dragged. so. much. my god. this dragged as much as an ox cart through a field. my brain hurts with the effort i made to like this because of the gay girls (i love them but they didnt save this book) Told over two timelines: Before and After. Before tells of a quest to save the king whilst After shows us what happens to heroes when they return to normal life. Interestingly it’s written in present-tense first person and past-tense third. Aug 13, 2019 Liz didactic af. Something about a world with only female knights flows okay but how she treats the diverseness of race and sexuality feels like she's trying to fit a quota and show how ~aware~ she is, it doesn't flow naturally. I became incredibly tired of reading all her pointed bits about HAIR. also the plot was terrible and cliche, I hate reading before/after stories every other chapter. It felt like I was reading a sequel to a book that was never written. Nothing HAPPENS and when it does, it didactic af. Nothing HAPPENS and when it does, it happens too fast. It's a slog to get through with little reward. I am not really impressed with EK Johnston as an author, based on reading some of her previous works, her work never really feels immersive for me, it feels like it's incomplete and missing true heart and storytelling. Like, this (including all of the diverse points she aims to hit) could have been GOOD in the hands of a much better author... I loved the premise of The Afterward (what happens after the quest to save the world? ), but it ended up not being what I was looking for. Olsa Rhetsdaughter is a thief who somehow ended up helping to save the world. Only, fame is the last thing she needs — thieves work in the shadows, and thanks to the spotlight of celebrity, she’s constantly getting caught. But what other choice does she have? She’s got no other marketable skills, and she’s not going to accept help from anyone, certainly not her I loved the premise of The Afterward (what happens after the quest to save the world? ), but it ended up not being what I was looking for. But what other choice does she have? She’s got no other marketable skills, and she’s not going to accept help from anyone, certainly not her ex-girlfriend, Apprentice Knight Kalanthe Ironheart. Kalanthe is still an apprentice, but saving the world sets her apart from the other knights-in-training. But she’s got bigger problems than the social isolation. First of all, Olsa (who she still loves) keeps getting arrested and Kalanthe keeps having to save her from the hangman. Secondly, knight school is expensive. When Kalanthe as a young girl decided she wanted to be a knight, she agreed that it would be paid for at a later date… through marriage. While women do marry each other in this world, it’s rare and whichever man offers for Kalanthe’s hand would likely be expecting children, posing a problem for our lesbian heroine. And Kalanthe’s much too honorable to run away. The Afterward centers on the relationship between Olsa and Kalanthe. The timeline alternates between the present day (after the quest) and flashbacks to the quest itself, during which Olsa and Kalanthe fell in love. It’s the sort of story I know a lot of people have been looking for — a fantasy novel with smaller, more personal stakes rather than world-saving quests. However, I’m just not a romance girl. Blame it on me being grey-romantic, but it takes a lot for me to actually care about romance plotlines or subplots. Oh, and on the topic of aromanticism, there was some language in The Afterward that I thought wasn’t super friendly to aro people. I listened to it as an audiobook so I don’t have any exact quotes, but it was something like Olsa saying that she has the capability to love, unlike some other people she describes as “hardened” and the like. Anyway, long story short, this was a more romance-centric than I was expecting, and that’s always a hard sell for me. Also… and look, this is totally my fault for not reading the synopsis throughly, but I’m not a big fan of forced/arranged marriage plotlines. I just find them really really stressful (again, hello to my own queerness! ). A lesbian protagonist having to marry a man to pay off her debt is super stressful to me, and it’s the sort of thing that makes a storyline difficult for me. Obviously everything ended up happily, but even knowing that it most likely would didn’t take away from the stress. Random sidenote, why are there so many forced marriage plotlines? Like I get they’re a historical (and modern) thing but I keep running into them in my fantasy novels… Let’s move on to worldbuilding. It’s sort of loosely sketched with the feel of a lot of “standard Medieval Europe” fantasies. I think it was supposed to be gender egalitarian and queer friendly, but I’m not sure it was 100% thought through. Like, if this is a gender egalitarian world, why does Olsa find it safer to wear men’s clothing when she’s living on the streets? And would a world friendly to queer people really require biological children? Perhaps its not meant to be a fully accepting and egalitarian setting, but I just felt like it lacked some consistency. I really love the premise of The Afterward, and it is well written. The relationship between Olsa and Kalanthe is well developed. The Afterward just isn’t my sort of book for numerous reasons. That said, I can easily see readers with different tastes loving it. Review originally posted on The Illustrated Page... Jul 14, 2018 What a wonderful homage to David Eddings. I loved picking out all the little references, and I'm sure I missed some even at that. My favourite was "Whose turn is it to do the cooking? " Sir Branthear asked, as the last tent peg was driven home. "Yours, " said Sir Uleweya, though I wasn't sure how she'd arrived at that conclusion. The story is easily understandable by someone who's never touched a David Eddings book, too, making it the best of both worlds. Although those people should really be What a wonderful homage to David Eddings. Although those people should really be ashamed of themselves, and rectify that situation as soon as possible. I think this book may have knocked A Thousand Nights from the top of my 'Novels by EK Johnston' list, which I didn't think was possible. It's just amazing. A fabulous read. Receiving an ARC did not affect my review in any way. She was afraid, I realised. My brave nearly–a–knight who faced her death as calmly as she faced her breakfast was afraid of falling overboard. I put my arm around her. "Come on, " I said. "Slowly, and together. " Finally, she leaned forward, and saw what I wanted her to see. We were just behind the bow of the ship, running north with a good breeze behind us. The ship leapt from wave to wave, moving forward at a fair clip[, certainly father than any horse. The sun was bright, which meant the water was the brightest blue, except where the shadow of the ship fell on it. Alongside the front of the ship were two or three bright pink creatures with sleek bodies and pointed faces, skipping along the surface of the water with us.... I looked back at Kalanthe. She was still smiling as she watched the dolphins play. Her face was almost golden in the sunlight, and the wind had worked several large locks of her hair out of the single braid she'd tied it back in this morning. She was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, I realised, in this moment and in a hundred others. I wanted to remember her like this, if I had to lose her. I didn't want to lose her at all. I leaned into her, and she looked down at me. Then, because I was a thief, I stole a kiss... Feb 18, 2019 Elyse Won Paperback ARC from! This was my first E. Johnston book and I was thrilled when she dedicated it to David and Leigh Eddings! David Eddings was my first fantasy author and will forever hold a special place in my heart. But Eddings this was not. This sort of felt like his Elder Gods trilogy and those are the books I liked the least of Eddings' collection, they were his newest and written with his wife. I really liked the idea of the book but the structure was not good. We're Won Paperback ARC from! This was my first E. We're told what happened before and how the godsgem was stolen or retrieved from the Old Gods. Then the whole book we're taken BACK through that experience, hopping between BEFORE and AFTER and Kalanthe and Olsa's perspectives. It was very choppy and a little confusing. Why the preamble at the beginning when we're going to read about it anyway? Then there were the gods. There was no explanation about them! There were Old Gods, or at least one, and now there are new gods. That's about it. Where's the rich history of the gods? They weren't developed enough at all. We don't meet any, which is very UN-Eddings-like. Eddings gave gods personalities and histories, etc. I did like the world-building that was done. And the feminism, yo! There was essentially just two male characters who had any lines. Even the king didn't have any lines. And only one male actually served a purpose. Well, I guess the other did too but only to help set up one of the main females so things could work out for her. I did like the knights and how individual they were. LGBTQIA abound! I did adore Kalanthe and Olsa. And Terriam and Branthear. I wanted to get to know Erris more! Now I just want to go re-read David Eddings and see what Sparhawk is up to. :).. I'm having a hard time with rating this one, it is probably a 3. 5. There are such great things about it, but also structural problems that detract from the story. While this is a high fantasy, it is primarily a love story between a knight and a thief who are both female. Overall, I like their arc together, defeating all odds to try to be together, but the structure of the book is so odd that it's hard to figure out how they found their way together. There is a before and an after. There is third I'm having a hard time with rating this one, it is probably a 3. There is third person and first person and the first person is not always the same person and there is no markers to designate who it is. But the strange thing is I still liked the story, and the prose was elegant in many places, and there was one particular part of the book where there is a side character who is only there for a second but made such an impact on me that I am still thinking about this person. Overall, I think this one is worth a read, but it is slow and bounces around with a weird structure, but there are moments of greatness... (view spoiler) ["I don't need you, " Kalanthe said. She took a deep breath. "But, Olsa, I want you so much. I want you more than I have ever wanted anything in the whole world. Please, you have to trust me. " (hide spoiler)] Rep: lesbian mc, bi mc, black and brown characters, trans woman side character so basically what the hp epilogue should have been only w knights & thieves,,, I've been trying to figure out what to say about this novel. It's tough, because it's a different kind of beast altogether and when I try to explain it... It kind of sounds like nothing really happens. But that's not the case. This book is something really special. So let's give it a go. To start with, as you can gather from the book summary, this takes place after the great, epic battle to save the world. You do get some of that quest in flashbacks. However, rather than it being all enormous I've been trying to figure out what to say about this novel. However, rather than it being all enormous battles and deeds of derring do, etc. it's all very personal moments. Even the climax -- with it's excitement and danger and the defeat of the Old God -- is still firmly about the people involved and the bonds they've created. And it's beautiful. The Afterward parts deal less with quests -- though there is one -- and more with how real life intrudes even upon the hero. There are so many things that seem possible when you're dealing with the impossible on that quest, but somehow real life gets in the way when the danger is gone. And not in a soul crushing, this is a depressing book way. It's sad and melancholic and nostalgic in parts, but in a way that makes you think about real life and whether the barrier between your dreams and reality are really so huge. Like, as readers we can see spots where things could be fixed... But the characters are true to who they are and that's important. So Kalanthe needs to hold to her sense of honor so she can't just throw away responsibility for happiness. Olsa has pride so she could pull on her ties to other to get out of her fix, but won't... Though, I think, very realistically, much of her pride is rooted in her self esteem. You know, in that way where you tell yourself you can't ask for charity while also thinking that if they really cared maybe they'd understand and be helping anyway... but they don't because you are not as great as they are. Anyway, all these subtle and real feeling barriers in their lives and that way people in hard times don't see that there friends are also having trouble, sometimes. People often keep themselves so private in their hurts. And yet, with all of this, it is most definitely NOT one of those books where you want to drag everyone into a room and lock the door until they just freaking talk because that would fix everything. It's more a book where you hope that everyone can figure out how to stay true to themselves and also reach that happy place they so dearly deserve. Anyway, I don't know if I've described this well enough at all. I found it an utter joy to read. It made me think about the people in life and whether I'm paying enough attention. It made me think about myself and the troubles I've been going through and wondering if I were being needlessly private about some of it. It made my heart skip a beat here and there as I feared for Olsa and Kalanthe's happy endings. It made me love that adventuring party and the family they created. And yeah, part of the ending was pretty much a lovely fairy tale in it's own and could have been too neat... But I think it says that real life is where the happy endings come from. The epic quest may seem like the ultimate one, but, that's also where the traumas come from and -- like the regular populace in the book -- people forget to look for that part. They either ignore or frown upon heroes that don't stay looking heroic all the time afterwards, never looking for the why. The novel also does an excellent job of accepting diversity. Obviously diversity is big right now and a lot of books are addressing it. I feel like this tends to fall into two categories -- they either calmly accept it and that's just the way life is or they are championing and preaching and making sure you are darned educated! There is a place for both, but I prefer the former. I want to feel like the aspects that make me "diverse" and minority in this world are things no one should make a fuss about because I am as normal and valid as anyone else without having to change a thing. The Afterward creates a world like this. No one sneers at the lesbian relationship. No one raises a brow at a transgender knight. Female knights are just Sir X like every other knight. I like a world of acceptance because I want out world to be that way some day and I love that it can be so easily imagined. Surely if so many authors can imagine it that way, we can all make it be that way. Somehow, someday. (that other, more pushy approach to diversity rather reminds me that the world is awful and my chances for happiness are rather lower than that of some others) As a side note, darn, but I really want to know more about Giran! What does she do next? What amazing scholarly adventures was she on between her quest hint and her help at the end? I just get the sense that there is so much going in her mind and life! Side note two -- anyone else feel like there is definite commentary on academia here? Sexism, narrow points of views, ridiculous overly smart people (not Ladros and Giran, of course) and their stubborn -- sometimes hurtful -- debates, crushing student loan debt? Or maybe my grad school days make my antennae twitch at anything that seems like it could be referencing it..... Nov 27, 2019 retro did not like it Imagine reading the sequel to The Return of The King, with flashbacks to events in that book, but without having read Fellowship or Two Towers. Because they don't exist. And neither does Return of the King. Character building, where. Events that show (rather than tell) us the dynamics of the merry band of adventurers, how. Pathos and stakes and challenges to overcome, nah, maybe we'll vaguely allude to them in passing. The Macguffin was dealt with, that's all you need to know. Oh, and that Imagine reading the sequel to The Return of The King, with flashbacks to events in that book, but without having read Fellowship or Two Towers. Oh, and that romance subplot? Yeah, it happened off the page, with maybe a couple of pretty tame flashbacks to convince us it's True Love. That's this book: a generic fantasy world peopled by a diverse, mostly female cast let down by an absence of plot and no conflict that can't be resolved without a convenient deus ex machina or a brief chat. Nothing much happens for the first 2/3 of the book, then the romance plot between the thief and the by-the-books squire is abruptly resolved, the troublesome Maguffin is rendered no longer troublesome via the power of ~true love, and, voila, happy ending. Nothing is earned, not even the victory the events in this story are an aftermath to, because we're told the outcome from chapter one and the people winning it are flat and uninteresting ticks on the diversity bingo card. I get the appeal of stories where everyone is different degrees of good, I do, but when your only villains are Monotheistic Religion (in the form of the One God who is already defeated at the start of the book) and Male Authority Figures (aka a bunch of snotty mages who are pretty unanimously derided), and still you give your cast of diverse, non-cis, non-heterosexual ladies easy wins, it feels patronizing. Also, I get what the author was trying to do by representing different types of hair and hair care, but the fact that this book harps on who wears a headscarf and who does her hair in braids more than virtually anything to do with the quest or the gem or even the freaking Old gods/new gods conflict is an odd choice... Apr 06, 2019 Rayna The beginning of this book seemed quite promising. Kalanthe Ironheart, an apprentice knight and Olsa Rhetsdaughter, a street-smart thief, along with their five companions (four knights and a mage), go on a Quest to find the godsgem so they can defeat the evil Old God who torments all life in the world. The story is as much about what happens to the characters after they return home from completing the Quest as it is about what happens during the Quest. The narratives are separated into two The beginning of this book seemed quite promising. The narratives are separated into two timelines, with the chapters about the Quest (simply titled "Before") alternating with the chapters about the characters' actions in the present (titled "After"). Unfortunately, this narrative structure did not work. We already know from the very first chapter what the outcome of the Quest is because Johnston tells us that they succeed and they all survive. She even reveals many of the key events early on, and then rushes through those events when they unfold later on. Neither the Old God nor his minions come across as much of a threat. As a result there is no suspense, no mystery, no danger. This story may as well have been told in chronological order. It's not every day I find a book about dark-skinned female knights with a lesbian romance, so I really hoped I would like this. Kalanthe is lesbian and Olsa is bisexual, and they have frank discussions about their sexuality, which is great, even though Kalanthe is a pillow princess. But in the end, all the characters were quite flat with few traits to distinguish them from each other, excepting maybe Olsa. The knights are all kind, noble, brave, selfless, and apparently also flawless. Kalanthe is perfect. She is the best in her knight training. She's smart and makes all the right choices. Everyone she meets likes and admires her instantly. Her only flaw is how overly perfect she is; it's literally a running joke through the book. Giran is a Middle Eastern-coded character who helps the knights by giving them advice about how they can find the gem. She wears a head scarf. Kalanthe is fascinated by the fact that she wears one, and muses that she would find a scarf useful herself. Head coverings served a practical function in the eping sand out of your eyes and mouth, and keeping the sun off the back of your neck. Several knights in my training year wore them when they were at home, but not in the city as there was no need. I hadn't seen anyone other than Giran wearing one at the university, even though I had to admit, it was still pretty dusty here. I liked the feel of light fabric on my skin and the way the scarf would conceal my face from strangers, and wished that I could wear one, but it was not my culture, so it wasn't a choice I had. You can tell the author just learned the term "cultural appropriation" but she doesn't really understand what it means. First, there are thousands of different head and face coverings worn by people from various different cultures around the world; they were not invented solely by one culture. No singular culture owns a fucking head covering. Second, if you're travelling in the desert, it is absolutely a good idea to wear something to protect your head and face from the sun and sand. Nobody from a desert country is going to be offended by a foreigner wearing a scarf to prevent sunburns or sand inhalation. If you spend time in a country among people who are not your own and participate in their daily life and customs, generally they will expect you to dress like them. It's considered respectful. Heck, if you're a foreign woman in a Muslim country and you wish to visit a mosque (or probably anywhere else, really), you are required to wear a head covering even if you aren't Muslim. A little bit later in the book, when they are travelling through the desert in the south, the group learns there are some "zealots" there who are not from that region. The zealots are described as "interlopers who were living under some sort of bastardization of southern customs. " The zealots attack Olsa's group and Mage Ladros breaks their mage's spell, knocking her unconscious. The unknown mage was lying facedown in the sand. She'd probably have a mouthful of it when she woke up because she wasn't wearing a headscarf—of all the southern customs to not appropriate. How does the author not realise how stupid it is to deride the supposed appropriation of the head scarf at the same time as she points out how ridiculously impractical it is not to? This is made all the more absurd by the fact that this is a fantasy book, and there is no indication that this fantasy world's history mirrors real world history of racism, conquest, colonialism, and genocide, which is at the root of what makes genuine instances of cultural appropriation harmful in the first place. On the contrary, this book is racially diverse and ostensibly set in a place where prejudice based on ethnicity does not exist and is therefore not a hindrance to opportunity (although social class obviously is, which you can see from both Olsa's poverty-driven need to steal as well as the political marriages involving knights who don't have enough money to pay for their knight education and training). The magic system in this world makes no sense because nothing is explained; even the characters have no idea how it works. Why the fuck did the mages need to send ten of their people to get themselves killed casting protection spells over the godsgem instead of just keeping an eye on it? Was the gem going to disappear into thin air or something? The only thing that really made me uncomfortable while reading the book was this: One of the knights is an asexual woman who suffers a severe brain injury inflicted by demonic it forces her to become infatuated with a man. "Sir Terriam doesn't like men, or women, for that matter. It's common enough with knights that they even have a word for it: shield-wed. That's why it's so terrible. The magic is making her change who she is. " I've always hated speculative fiction stories in which the writer uses magic or technology to change a character's sexual orientation, there is no good reason to do this and it has nasty implications for homosexual characters in particular. But I don't like to see an asexual character be forcefully hetero-programmed either. I can't imagine why Johnston thought this stupid subplot was an okay idea... 3. 5 stars This is a book that had a great concept, but the execution didn’t quite work for me. I love how much queer representation there is, that this is about 2 girls who are in love, that this world is reminiscent of medieval times but trans people and all sorts of other queer people are commonplace. So overall, I do applaud what this book was trying to do. However, a lot of this story was boring details with very little conflict (everything that happened that seemed even remotely bad was solved 3. However, a lot of this story was boring details with very little conflict (everything that happened that seemed even remotely bad was solved almost immediately in a way that felt too convenient), and the flashback chapters did very little to add to the plot at all. Usually, when parts of a book are told from the past, it’s all adding up to some big reveal, but that wasn’t the case here. No secrets were being kept from the reader, so it all felt very anticlimactic. Also, I was expecting to be a lot more invested in the romance, but I found myself having a hard time believing that the 2 girls loved each other that much. We got to see so little of them together in the flashbacks, & especially very little of how their relationship grew into what it was at all. One minute they’re just friends and the next minute they’re kissing... E. Johnston had several jobs and one vocation before she became a published writer. If she’s learned anything, it’s that things turn out weird sometimes, and there’s not a lot you can do about it. Well, that and how to muscle through awkward fanfic because it’s about a pairing she likes. You can follow Kate on Twitter (@ek_johnston) to learn more about Alderaanian political theory than you really E. You can follow Kate on Twitter (@ek_johnston) to learn more about Alderaanian political theory than you really need to know, or on Tumblr (ekjohnston) if you're just here for pretty pictures... “I leaned into her, and she looked down at me. Then, because I was a thief, I stole a kiss. ” — 0 likes More quotes… Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.

Afterwards crossword clue. SPOILERS: Nicole dies in the movie. Happy for you 😍😍😍❤congratulations 🎉.

TAB PLS. Thank you michael. killed it. great move. great vision too cudi. One of the girls that died in the crash went to my school and was in my grade. Afterward scene deleted never gone. Lol. This should last. Why don't you shut your cakehole ha ha. Oh and its a Nigerian directing. NAIJA IN THE HOUUUSEE. You sound ABSOLUTELY incredible. this song made my heart hurt. <3.

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