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Of Darkness and Light by Ryan Cahill

4 reviews

sooz_767's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I feel absolutely worn out for these characters but this was so, so good. That ending?! 🤯

One of the things I love about these books is the way the author weaves all of the storylines together. There are quite a few going on but at no point did it feel too much or at all confusing. Each storyline is perfectly paced and gives just enough each time to keep you riveted and wanting to get back to see what's next for them.

I loved how Ella's storyline took a massive turn and I'm excited to see how she plays a part in the overall plot. I also need to find out more about Rist and Dann! I hope we revisit them more in book 3.

I could go on and on in this review  but it's safe to say I loved everything about this and I'm dying to find out more!

Also, Mr Cahill, can we have no more characters with D names please? We have enough with Dann, Dahlen, Daymon and Dayne!! 😂
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kat1105's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

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connorjdaley's review

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adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is the sequel to Of Blood and Fire, and it is book two of The Bound and the Broken series. Another cool, simple cover too. 

This sequel does a fantastic job of amping up everything that started in the first. It opens directly following the events of the first and continues straight through. There is next to no dull moments, with amplified action, dialogue, adventure, emotion, suffering, and danger. The writing gets a nice boost of improvement to the first as well, which is always a nice thing to see following a debut. 

For me, the thing this sequel does the best, is further and further distance itself from others of its kind. Not only Eragon and Paolini, but dragon riders and fantasy as a whole. Cahill is not necessarily doing anything outside of the mold, but he is further making it his own, and damn is this one fun. And blood pumping. 

I love where the characters went in this sequel and I thoroughly enjoyed the new ones too. Personally a 5/5* for me. Absolutely read this series. 
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annailles's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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