Can’t Wait Wednesday: Everybody’s Perfect by Jo Walton
28 January 2026
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Can't wait Wednesday, Everybody's Perfect, Jo Walton, Wishful Endings

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that was originally created by Breaking the Spine. Unfortunately Breaking the Spine are no longer hosting so I’m now linking my posts up to Wishful Endings Can’t Wait Wednesday. Don’t forget to stop over, link up and check out what books everyone else is waiting for. If you want to take part, basically, every Wednesday, we highlight a book that we’re really looking forward to. This week my book is: Everybody’s Perfect by Jo Walton. Check out the cover and description below:

Piranesi meets Swordspoint in an elegant relay race through fantasy Venice from Hugo award-winning author Jo Walton
The Serenissima is built from mist and belief, a mythical shadow sister to Venice and crossroads of the nine worlds.
When a laborer called Tiry has a dream that Serenissima will have a doge, and that they will marry the sea, he tells it to a fortune teller named Khadsha. She tells her apprentice, a gondolier called Taddeo, who tells a cop named Gom, who’s heard it from five people this morning already. And by that point, it’s already settled into the bones of the Serenissima, more than half-fated
Everybody’s Perfect is a gentle, shifting, structurally inventive narrative of startling beauty that will make you rethink everything you think you know about fantasy.
Expected publication: June 2026
I love this cover!! *_*
And the synopsis sounds intriguing but Piranesi was so not for me! So I don’t know how good of a fit this book could be for me. That said, I will keep an eye on the reviews and see if I change my mind, because I am curious!!
That’s why I’m not overly fond of comparing works to other authors, it either leads to the wrong expectations or incredibly high hopes.
The cover is great and I like the idea of this ‘shadow sister to Venice’. Plus, I do like this author already.
Lynn 😀
The cover is amazing! I’m not sure I’ve ever read Jo Walton, I might need to read this😁
I’ve read two or three books by this author which I enjoyed so have high hopes for this plus I love Venice so the idea of this alternate shadow version really appeals to me.
Lynn 😀
This does sound good! It’s been quite a while since I read one of her books, and I have a few I”d like to pick up.
Yes, ditto, it’s been quite a while since I picked anything up by this author so I’m keen to give this a try.
Lynn 😀
Wow that’s one truly stunning cover 😍😍 and the concept of the novel sounds pretty unique too. Looks like I’ve found yet another book to add to my endless TBR 😂 I hope you enjoy it.
We are doomed. Too many books, not enough time – but, good problems to have.
Lynn 😀
I have been very impressed by Jo Walton. Tempting
Yes, I have already enjoyed her work so really looking foward to this one.
Lynn 😀
This one has popped up on my radar here and there. I don’t know if I will have time to check it out, but I hope you’ll love it (and tell me all about it) 🙂
I hope I love it too, I do like the author. I’ll let you know how I get on.
Lynn 😀