A review by a_robin_reads
Malice by John Gwynne

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Information:

• Storytel audiobook
• Reading Series
• Buddy read: Jennifer's Discord Group
• Readalong: Catch up book club

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Review:

Very good start to this series 

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Review previously placed on my blog:

I'm currently reading Malice by John Gwynne. This is the first book in The faithful and the fallen series. I'm listening to the audiobook. Reading this one for a buddy read and I have been wanting to read this series. This is an adult fantasy book.

This book is good, but it is also sort of hard to follow. Not that I really mind, but it does decrease my enjoyment of it. There are a lot of perspectives we are following and I don't really see the point yet why so many. The narrator narrates very well, but he does have a certain accent that is a bit hard to follow especially with names. So this is a slow read, but that's okay. I always like adult high fantasy and this is no exception, I am very intrigued. 

The confusion was there for me throughout the book. But only with certain perspectives, basically the ones that we didn't get to hear from often. I also don't have much to say about the book. It was a solid fantasy book, but not more then that. The only aspect that felt original was the giants, so hope we will see those more in future books.
 

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