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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was a great follow up to the Echoes of the Fall story.
I thought the concept of the plague people being soulless humans that are unable to step into an animal form and who of which acted as this dark entity, that was set on thwarting out the religion, culture and magic in the world was really thought provoking. It was quite a stark and frightening plot development.
The banding together of all the clans, despite their hatred of each other and personal grievances against others, against this larger all consuming threat was inspiring and well written. There were still loads of mini head butting and disputes when enemies became allies, which added a believable structure and dynamic to character development, especially.
I quite enjoyed having more of a varied perspective and not having a central character as such. I still missed seeing our main character from the first book as much but it gave a widened perspective this way.
This sequel did not fail to deliver the rich characters and lifestyles that book one explored, as well as deftly progressing the storyline. It was a great follow up.
I thought the concept of the plague people being soulless humans that are unable to step into an animal form and who of which acted as this dark entity, that was set on thwarting out the religion, culture and magic in the world was really thought provoking. It was quite a stark and frightening plot development.
The banding together of all the clans, despite their hatred of each other and personal grievances against others, against this larger all consuming threat was inspiring and well written. There were still loads of mini head butting and disputes when enemies became allies, which added a believable structure and dynamic to character development, especially.
I quite enjoyed having more of a varied perspective and not having a central character as such. I still missed seeing our main character from the first book as much but it gave a widened perspective this way.
This sequel did not fail to deliver the rich characters and lifestyles that book one explored, as well as deftly progressing the storyline. It was a great follow up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, Genocide, Gore, Xenophobia, Stalking, Violence, War, Grief, Animal death, and Death
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