Review: Desdemona and the Deep

Desdemona and the Deep by C.S.E. Cooney
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lush and imaginative, Desdemona and the Deep makes me eager for the rerelease of the first two novellas in the Dark Breaker series. Cooney's Breaker world is really stunning, with its world flower mix of humans, Gentry and Koboldkin. A dark tale of a daughter trying to undo the evil bargain of her father, my only problem was with Desdemona herself, who is a spoiled daughter of a coal mine baron who oh so spontaneously grows a heart when confronted with her father's sordid means of gaining wealth. The path to Tattercoats Thousandfurs evolves rapidly over the course of a scant 200 pages. It's a beautiful journey, though.

This novella has made me eager to explore Cooney's lauded anthology Bone Swans. I hope that Tor.com will rerelease the other Dark Breakers works. I would love to see a Sussura the Night Hag story, by the way!

I received an Advance Review Copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

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