Review: The Tapestry of Fate

The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

"This ain't no Shangri-La
To you, no Shangri-La
This ain't no Shangri-La
Nobody knows no Shangri-La..."
-Don Henley

After a long, long hiatus (especially by her standards), Shannon Chakraborty returns with the second adventure of Amina al-Sirafi, in which she and her crew get sidetracked while tracking down a string of powerful artifacts for the peri council and wind up on a mysterious island that looks like paradise but is anything but. It's a relatively slow-moving story compared to its predecessor, but Chakraborty absolutely maintains Amina's weapons-grade sarcasm and narrative style, while balancing with interludes that explain the story behind Queen Lab and her woven enchantment isle from which no one can escape. As usual, Chakraborty admits to having gone down a ton of research rabbit holes while writing this book, particularly where textiles are concerned. And as a longtime reader of hers, I should've seen the ending to this book coming because it proved shockingly reminiscent of that of The Kingdom of Copper...iykyk. Here's hoping it's not another three year wait before we get the third and final projected Amina al-Sirafi adventure, but when that day comes, I shall preorder regardless.

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