The crimson skew cover

The crimson skew

by S. E. Grove

At the end of The Golden Specific, Sophia was on her way home to Boston, anticipating her reunion with Theo. But he has been conscripted to fight in the Western War Prime Minister Broadgirdle s twisted vision of Manifest Destiny. Shadrack is in his thrall as War Cartologer and cannot help his niece.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?