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The Deck of Omens
by C.L. Herman
Rep: bisexual main characters; disabled characters; queer parents as secondary characters
Warnings: mention of family abuse, death of loved one and grief, body horror, disease
As the founder families continue to squabble for power, the younger generation is trying to fix the problem of the Beast in this sequel/finale to [b:The Devouring Gray|36535913|The Devouring Gray (The Devouring Gray #1)|Christine Lynn Herman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543850974l/36535913._SX50_.jpg|58262762]. As mentioned in the synopsis, a new threat has been rising from the Gray, and as May, Harper and the others investigate, it seems that this new threat may not be the Beast's doing. Diving back into their history for clues, they stumble upon old family secrets and the truth of the story the town was built on. While the central plotline is about the elimination of the Beast and Gray, the story itself is character-driven, taking into account the complicated relationships between the founder teens, their own relationships with their family legacy and their troubled childhoods.
The Deck of Omens falls on expected storylines, so there aren't many surprises (well, expect for one that kinda made me go 'whoa'), but it does quite well even when you are expecting things to turn out as they do. The development of the storyline leading to those reveals is handled very well. Also, the relationship development between the characters, the character's arc and their decisions are all made organically, and I liked that I could predict the character's actions because the groundwork for the character was laid so well in the last book and in this one. Overall, it is an enjoyable read, taking the threads from the first book and leading them well to their conclusion.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Disney-Hyperion, via Netgalley.
Warnings: mention of family abuse, death of loved one and grief, body horror, disease
As the founder families continue to squabble for power, the younger generation is trying to fix the problem of the Beast in this sequel/finale to [b:The Devouring Gray|36535913|The Devouring Gray (The Devouring Gray #1)|Christine Lynn Herman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543850974l/36535913._SX50_.jpg|58262762]. As mentioned in the synopsis, a new threat has been rising from the Gray, and as May, Harper and the others investigate, it seems that this new threat may not be the Beast's doing. Diving back into their history for clues, they stumble upon old family secrets and the truth of the story the town was built on. While the central plotline is about the elimination of the Beast and Gray, the story itself is character-driven, taking into account the complicated relationships between the founder teens, their own relationships with their family legacy and their troubled childhoods.
The Deck of Omens falls on expected storylines, so there aren't many surprises (well, expect for one that kinda made me go 'whoa'), but it does quite well even when you are expecting things to turn out as they do. The development of the storyline leading to those reveals is handled very well. Also, the relationship development between the characters, the character's arc and their decisions are all made organically, and I liked that I could predict the character's actions because the groundwork for the character was laid so well in the last book and in this one. Overall, it is an enjoyable read, taking the threads from the first book and leading them well to their conclusion.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Disney-Hyperion, via Netgalley.