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Ronnie Akkard and The Brotherhood of Blades by A.C. Williams

ftedatchley's review

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4.0

This is a fun and highly entertaining read. Each character is well developed and real. Ms. Williams fight scenes are excellent. I wish there were more of them.

The first half of the book starts out strong but then dwells a bit too long on the team's interpersonal relationships. I almost put it down which would have been a mistake in hindsight.

I'm torn on the multiple point of views. It was helpful spending time in each characters mind, but it also was a little hard to keep track of. I did appreciate the convention of naming the chapter after three point of view character.

I loved the letter to the reader Ms. Williams includes at the end.

I will definitely be buying the sequel.

michellembruhn's review

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5.0

Such a fun second installment in this series! It felt so much like watching a Saturday Morning Cartoon, but one of those with characters deeper than just their tropes. The normal tropes are all there, but Williams has a great way of digging deeper and getting beyond the trope-y outsides of her characters and into their deeper insecurities, fears, hopes, and desires.
I loved getting to know Ronnie better (made me want to reread the Meg Mitchell book, especially his parts) and seeing him and his teammates slowly figure out their armors. Totally looking forward to seeing the guys unlock more and more of the suits' powers in future installments.

krhea's review

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5.0

I adored this book start to finish. The characters, the setting, the dialogue, the action, the FEELINGS. Easily made it to my faves list. I tend to be a sucker for found family anyway, but let me tell you, I would fight bears for these wonderful dumb boys.

In conclusion: Read this, you'll feel better.
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