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Crucible of Chaos by Sebastien de Castell
4.0
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Estevar was a wonderful MC for this book, and it really is a book not a short story per se which was what I was expecting going into this. The story is robust, while giving us that familiar feeling of the Greatcoats world. I loved the additional context we got with this story iykyk and I'm SO intrigued to read Play of Shadows next. 

I truly love the Greatcoats world. Each of the Greatcoats that we encounter along the way I want to hear stories from. Estevar being focused on occult and spooky happenings was a great and mystical way to expand upon this world even more. I really enjoyed it overall, though there were some funky pacing moments.