metal from heaven is a whirlwind of a story on queerness and revenge and identity!!

the prose in this is so intriguing, the narration is both engaging and confusing, as though we are in marney’s mind as she is exploring the world and how to act within it. i did have moments of confusion because of it, with a certain chapter obviously meaning to do that (i sat there for a while very confused) but i absolutely loved it. the storytelling is so lush and moving, i really felt for marney and wanted them to succeed 

the magic (if you can call it magic) is super interesting but i would have enjoyed some more exposition on it to truly get to grips on the way that marney was affected by it

the character dynamics and relationships are excellent, it all feels so very real and made me even more invested into the story and world itself. there is the feel of a found family and scenes with all of them together were definitely my favourite

i do wish there had been more action scenes, there was so much potential for explosive scenes and for me there was a lack of it

the queerness being tied with religion was super interesting, and marney herself was such an interesting character to follow through their struggles and growth as a person struggling with herself. can never go wrong with sapphic and political fantasy really

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an arc!