Reviews

Beasts of War by Ayana Gray

myatrietley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-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

4.0

randomreader41's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-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

libraryofflo's review against another edition

4.0

This was such a strong final instalment in the trilogy. I think this book Did such a good job with reconnecting all the different story threads that were set up in the previous books because there was a lot going on. I think this was really impactful as there were consequences to their choices, and none of the characters were perfect. 

I still love Koffi and Ekon’s relationship, and I think it has developed so well from where it started in the first book. I do think that the love triangle aspect for both of them was solved a little clunkily because with what happened to Zain and then Safiyah just leaving meant I didn’t find it as satisfying as them just choosing each other, but the epilogue definitely makes up for that. 

Reading Akande’s story alongside this one, was really interesting because he had a completely different relationship with Splendor than Koffi did, and how that shaped him into who he became. I did briefly forget who he was at the start because he wasn’t really mentioned that much in the previous books. 

scribe391's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Koffi and Ekon are still trying to reach the Kusonga Plains before Fedu can destroy their world.
Koffi meets with one of the six gods, who tells her that if Koffi and Ekon can recruit her siblings, that they will help them fight Fedu.

zoekai's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

angeluc3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-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

remigves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

littlefische's review against another edition

This book was so clearly rushed. It's terrible. All the characters have regressed from previous books, there's no character development, the plot is so disjointed that it's hard to follow and has destroyed all sense of urgency for their quest. Beyond that, it's full of inconsistencies and mistakes that are too distracting for me to keep focused on the story. It's just bad, and an absolutely disappointing end to an otherwise enjoyable series.

jassiecones's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Such a great finale to the series! I will say I would’ve liked more in the final battle but that’s no biggy I loved this series a lot ❤️

lokiisreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

Updated to 4 stars! 

Thank you to Penguin Teen for a finished copy to read and review! 

Although this was not the ending I was hoping for this was overall a solid ending to the Beasts of Prey Trilogy. After such a strong build up from Book 1 to Book 2 I was hoping that this final book was going to knock me off my feet. 

You might be asking yourself... "Why did you rate it 4 stars if it's not what you expected?" It's 4 stars because of the experience I had while reading, and at the end of the day the pros outweighed the cons.  

I loved all of these characters! I loved the imagery I can create while reading. I listened to audiobook in the car, and when I tell you I was cackling at things that Ekon did, and the dynamic the group had between each other! I had a time reading and listening to this book. 

I did want to list out my "cons" 
 

Cons: 
-The romance between Koffi and Ekon felt rushed/strained. Honestly didn't really expected to break threw to a romantic relationship *at all*. Yes, I know they had feelings for each other, BUT after everything that transpired it felt like Ekon was holding more of the romantic feelings to Koffi. 
-The epic final fight scene that was being built up for the last 2 books was meh. To compare it to something. The Fantastic 4 movie from 2015 the final fight scene with the bad guy… that’s how this felt. Just lacking. 
-Mekena and Safia felt like as the story progressed they became inferior side characters. Because wdym they’re in a secret relationship????

At the end of everything I did enjoy this entire series. Did everything transpire how I hope it did... no, BUT all together this was a fantastic trilogy that I will always recommend :)

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