The Heretic’s Guide to Homecoming: Book Two: Practice was, as the author put it, definitely a doorstopper of a book. I definitely enjoyed every moment, though I think Part Four could have probably been its own book.
I really liked Part Four. The tribes were well enough fleshed out. I liked the different wisewomen and the way they represented their tribes. I really enjoyed Nazum and what they brought to the Ronoah/Chasakava dynamic.
Part Five was interesting. Ronoah may have figured out how to be a person, but he hasn’t quite figured out how to talk about his feelings properly yet. I usually have a problem with this sort of “I’m not going to talk to you even though it might fix things” plot device, but I think it makes sense for Ronoah. He did come from a culture where that’s pretty much ALL they do, after all.
Part Six we finally arrive at The Pilgrim State. I thought it was neat. I also really liked finally getting more backstory on the being known toward the end of this part as Ybh. I liked Ronoah gaining some powers from Ybh. Seeing Tycho again was lots of fun, too.
Part Seven, we finally get to meet Ronoah’s family. This return was sweet and chill, every bit the homecoming Ronoah deserved. I liked this section a lot.
So yes, this was a doorstopper of a book. Highly enjoyable and a fully fleshed out world.
Favorite Lines
"You can’t always talk to someone the way you’d wanna be talked to. People learn all kinds of ways, and fancy feelings demon or not, you en’t in a position to begrudge ‘em that.” - Nazum
"You subjugate each other in the microcosm instead, it’s far more insidious.” - Haneong
“The gods give us a life and a role to play in it, but that role doesn’t mean much without other people to see it and know it’s real. We’re all held up by each other.” - Tycho
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