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Grievar's Blood by Alexander Darwin

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joesmoke's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.25

caprafalconeri's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

2.5

I know what this book was trying to do, but it just fell incredibly flat the entire time. It felt like it took way too long for anything to happen while at the same time not spending enough time on anything. Strangely paced book.

_kjmac_books_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

bookish_withsky's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5
I actually think I enjoyed this one more than the first book in the series. Grievar's Blood appears to be more political and works towards more character work and world building, which was really interesting and fun to see. I loved getting to see more characters. It's not that I didn't love Cego in the first one, but having multiple POV's felt like a much needed break from his story - which was still great and interesting itself. But we get to see the Slayer and learn about him more. We get to see Murray struggling with what he learned. Sol is on her own arc and is going to be face with (I think) a big decision in the next book. It was so, so good. And, of course, the fights were fantastic.

the_midwest_library's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A fantastic improvement on book 1, I am enjoying this series more and more as we progress. This book definitely is not without flaws, there's a lot of plot confusion/holes/lose ends I'm not sure exactly what to call them but there's many open questions about this world, the technology, the politics, the relationships. But what is revealed throughout this installment was fantastic.

The multiple POVs were a welcome addition and really broadened the scope and the stakes of the book. Overall I really enjoyed this one and will be so curious where book 3 takes us!