Right now I am on Murderbot Diaries book 5. So good. Martha Wells really captures anxiety and depression from an internal standpoint well without it being overbearing. The character growth of the main character over the series has been lovely to read. (ok so I’m reading Sci-Fi…)
I just started The Spear Cuts Through Water last night, which is one I’ve heard a LOT of praise for.
It’s got a frame story inside a frame story and seems to have a fun time playing with the narration and POV. The “primary” story is written in third person narration, but it frequently and randomly throws in miniature first person POVs of minor characters (or groups of characters) – sometimes mid-paragraph, indicated by italics. So you’re just reading along and suddenly there’s a few words or a whole paragraph in first person (in italics) from some bystander who was previously mentioned.
It’s unique in a really fun way. :) Excited to see where it goes.
That does sound really unique and interesting. I’ll be curious how you like it all when you’re done.