The inn went under the lake in 1889 and has been serving dinner ever since. Guests arrive by drowning, which the staff consider a scheduling matter.
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Sign inThe worldbuilding does that thing where it explains almost nothing and somehow you still follow it perfectly.
Recommended without reservation if you like slow-burn political stories where nobody is stupid.
This is the comment that convinced me to start it, so thank you.
Strong character work, restrained plotting, and an ending to the first arc that actually lands. Loses half a star for a mid-section that drags.
Fair warning that the first ten chapters are slow. Push through them — chapter 12 is where it clicks.
This is the rare one where the protagonist being competent doesn't kill the tension. The obstacles just scale.
The prose has a dryness to it that I didn't expect from the genre and I'm completely here for it.
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