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4.35 AVERAGE

adventurous dark 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: No

4.5

i NEED the next book!

« there are demons within us all that we must face, they only ever surface when we are at our lowest because they are not strong enough to challenge us at our highest »

« The sun will set, and it will rise
again, and it will do so the next day and the next. The gods are
in charge of such things, but it is by our own will that we pick
ourselves up when we fall »
adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An epic fantasy that makes Wheel of Time look weak in comparison. And I love Wheel of Time!

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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: N/A

I've become a massive fan of Ryan Cahill over the last 6 months and The Bound and Broken is on its way to being one of my favourite series. I absolutely loved the first book in the series but of Darkness and Light was just beyond brilliant. It's a doorstop of a book with over 800 pages but its also super fast paced and I found myself flying through the last 30/40% of it. There is an absolute tonne going on at once but the story comes together so well and it's pretty easy to follow everyone's journeys. There's also an insane amount of action that had some serious goosebumps moments. I cannot wait to read the rest of the books!
adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

This 900 page brick flew by so fast. The pacing is so much better in this book and the addition of new POVs just eat…. Ryan takes the worldbuilding and lore to the next level. This book feels way more epic and expansive than Of Blood and Fire. The stakes are higher and I felt like the character arcs were really well done. There’s anguish, loss, love, and so much. He stepped it up in the prose department too, there’s a lot of quotes that I really like. I just had a really good time! My favorite thing is seeing seeds planted and when a reveal happens… being able to clock it. 😼

rebellion + politics eating too, hoping for more.

.25 taken off only because some moments I felt like he was a bit repetitive in words choice but it was barely there and some errors I found. 
adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

The ending of this book is simply incredible!