A review by weweresotired
Beasts of Ruin by Ayana Gray

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

It took me a while to get going in this one, probably partially because it'd been so long since I read the first book (almost a year ago) and I had to remember where things left off. I like the slow growth of Koffi and Ekon throughout the book, you never forget that they're teenagers and they react to things the way teenagers do, but they're also learning and growing as people, too. The expansion of the universe, including learning more about daraja magic, was neat, and the backstory chapters with Binti really helped to flesh out some backstory here, too. As usual, things end on a cliffhanger and with a big info reveal that makes me ready to pick up the next book in the series.