A review by bea__reads
Dark Currents by Lindsay Buroker

5.0

This is a great series, one of my favorites. I truly had a hard time putting it down. When I had to stop reading, I had no trouble getting right back into it whenever I picked it back up. It's a very gripping story and it's easy to get absorbed in the world Lindsay Buroker has created. [Edit: The audiobook, which I have just finished, is wonderful and captures the characters and their stories very well. The narrator, Starla Hutchon, is perfect for this series. I highly recommend it if you like audiobooks or would like to try one out.]

The characters are unique and their interactions even more so. I appreciated the humorous twist that most situations are given. Even when the going gets tough, someone (generally it's Amaranthe) is always there to lift everyone's spirits.

Spoiler

This book in particular focuses a lot on the group's ability to work together to reach their end goal, which is to gain recognition from the Emperor. They want to clear their names and make it known that they've done some very good things for the empire. There are some bumps along the way, but as the novel moves forward, it's clear that the team is bonding. They're united in their cause and that has forced them together, but by no means did that alone make them all suddenly become best friends. Amaranthe plays a big part in the group's ability to function effectively and she pushes them together. The interactions between the characters are very intense, in a way that allows the reader to understand each character and his/her motives without it having to be plainly stated. This is by far my biggest reason for loving the books in this series: the characters.

[first read: 8/18/11-9/2/11]