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Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing 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

I have so many thoughts about this book 🫣! I really enjoyed this read but I caution new readers to be PATIENT with the plot. Definitely a strong start to the series but there's a LOT of context and exposition. In my opinion, the plot moves at a much slower pace in comparison to series like The Bound and the Broken or Faithful and the Fallen, BUT Ryan does a great job keeping you immersed in the story. 

There's a hidden depth to this book that I wasn't really expecting that made it even more enjoyable. You really have to pay attention, because I noticed even things that didn't seem super significant ended up being pretty impactful. 

I loved the found family element to this and the action was SUPERB πŸ‘ŒπŸΎπŸ€©!!! I look forward to how much deeper this story goes. Even before the end of the book, it was clear that this was merely the tip of the iceberg. There's action, a lil romance, tragedy, betrayal, adventure and even some mystery!  You're in for a good time if you pick it up πŸ€—.