Katastrophe Chef

While I thoroughly enjoyed Awry and the Mirth duology, Warp unfortunately didn’t capture me the same way. Picking up immediately after the jarring cliffhanger of Snag, the narrative felt rushed and disjointed. My primary struggle was with the characters; despite being three books into the series, the male leads lacked distinct identities for me. While Reck stood out slightly as the family outcast, Rought and Rath were nearly interchangeable in personality, making it difficult to keep track of their individual dynamics with Zaya.

On top of that, the nature of Zaya’s power is a hurdle for me as a reader. Because her abilities largely dictate her movements, she often feels like a passive passenger in her own story rather than an active protagonist making conscious decisions. Multiple times, she just stops and sits until something happens. While she is essentially the host for a goddess, this passivity feels more pronounced here than with the one other conduit we’ve met, Mirth’s father in the Mirth duology. Overall, while I remain a fan of Meghan Ciana Doidge’s world-building, Warp missed the mark for me.