Stephen’s Reviews > The Serpent > Status Update

Delicious! Reminds me of Baru Cormorant - strong female lead playing a game of empire, though in this case she is not out for vengeance. The style in interesting, narrated vs organic but it works for this story. The author should have fleshed out Thene's history more to explain how she became good at games, but she is interesting if a bit opaque. Points to Baru for including this detail.