starlinggirl 's review for:

Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

4.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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There's some wonderful world-building in this book when the traditional magic of a fantasy world meets the new magic of an industrial revolution. The plot is sweeping, dramatic and adventurous, with some interesting character beats and twists and turns. Unfortunately, the female characters are limited and written from a painfully obvious male perspective; never is a female character introduced without us hearing about her hips and breasts fill out the otherwise identical uniform she's wearing. Despite this, it's good fun and an intriguing premise that felt original enough to carry through a part-political, part epic adventure.