A review by daradara
The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

3.75. I enjoyed the premise of this story because I love a good trial but some parts felt incomplete or half baked, like the “romance” if that’s what you want to call it. I also did not understand why the last 30% of the book wasn’t it’s own novel. It seemed like an entirely new story took place that I was unsure about at first. But the ending was satisfying. I wish the book ended earlier than it did and the last chunk was part of the next book. 

Overall I liked the story. The gore and violence reminded me of Red Rising which I loved. The book was lacking in the romance department that it tried to have and some parts didn’t seem overly necessary.
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