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arielthebookgargoyle 's review for:
A Drop of Corruption
by Robert Jackson Bennett
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
The story follows Kol and Ana a few investigations after their first grand adventure in the first book. They are pretty settled into their roles when Kol begins to wonder if he is making an impact looking for perpetrators of crimes after the fact rather than being on the front lines in defense from the leviathans. Saving people before they are dead.
The story keeps in line with the first book. Kol and Ana having been introduced and established. Following a odd murder that leads to a bigger picture.
While I didn't find the intro crime committed as grand and spectacular as in the first book, it fit for something the duo would investigate.
This time they are in a kingdom called Yarrowdale, assisted by the sight and smell augmented Malo. Malo was smart in her own right. Street savy. She was referred to as a hound dog a few times, which I found to be derogatory. She became much more important to Kol over the use of her nose. Anyway, she informs him of the important dignitary that was mangled..
all at a tumultuous moment in the annexing of Yarrow to the imperial Empire. This mixing political turmoil in with the mysterious murder.
As I said, I found the crime to be underwhelming. More interested in the magics described to preserve evidence. Then just confounded at all the dangerous intricacies of the set up the Empire has in Yarrow. It seemed unnecessary. Felt the underlying message for Kol to learn was more important than the crazy going on around him. Best parts were the little reveals about Ana.
So, while book one felt more fantastical, this one, more harrowing and character involved.
The story keeps in line with the first book. Kol and Ana having been introduced and established. Following a odd murder that leads to a bigger picture.
While I didn't find the intro crime committed as grand and spectacular as in the first book, it fit for something the duo would investigate.
This time they are in a kingdom called Yarrowdale, assisted by the sight and smell augmented Malo. Malo was smart in her own right. Street savy. She was referred to as a hound dog a few times, which I found to be derogatory. She became much more important to Kol over the use of her nose. Anyway, she informs him of the important dignitary that was mangled..
all at a tumultuous moment in the annexing of Yarrow to the imperial Empire. This mixing political turmoil in with the mysterious murder.
As I said, I found the crime to be underwhelming. More interested in the magics described to preserve evidence. Then just confounded at all the dangerous intricacies of the set up the Empire has in Yarrow. It seemed unnecessary. Felt the underlying message for Kol to learn was more important than the crazy going on around him. Best parts were the little reveals about Ana.
So, while book one felt more fantastical, this one, more harrowing and character involved.