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A review by nerdypotsie
Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia
5.0
TW// brief mention of suicide and brief mention of Marilyn Manson (an abuser)
I was really scared to read this book. I loved Ridley and Link, so as soon as I found out that they had a spin off series, I immediately bought this book. However, after buying the book, I started hearing from internet friends and fellow reviewers about how much they hated this book, so I was worried that I would hate it, too, and that it would destroy my love for this world. Fortunately I was scared for nothing because I fell in love with this book even more than I loved the Caster Chronicles/Beautiful Creatures series, which is surprising because I really loved the final book in that series.
The pacing is what made this book stand out from its original series. The whole Caster Chronicles felt like somewhat of a slog to get through. I feel bad saying that but the Caster Chronicles is so slow and it was extremely repetitive for no reason. Dangerous Creatures seemed to cut out the unnecessary fluff and dragging moments that the original series had. There was still a lot of repetition but it wasn’t as bad as it was in the original series. It worked really well and brought an even more interesting story. This is just my opinion though as I know other people would argue that the Caster Chronicles is better.
This is a really character driven story. The characters from the original series and the new characters blend together seamlessly to create squad goals and fun relationships that made the story really enjoyable. Ridley and Link were of course as amazing as they were in the original series, but Floyd, Necro, Sampson, and Nox were equally fun in their own way. Necro and Floyd in particular are some of my new favorite fictional characters and I couldn’t get enough of them.
This spin off series took an interesting step away from the casters and incubuses of the original series, leaping into the world of darkborns and necromancers. This leap was unexpected for me but it took the story in a unique and intriguing direction. I’m very curious to see what happens in Dangerous Deception and how these new additions to the caster world evolve throughout the final book in this series.
I can see why people wouldn’t like this series as being that Ridley is manipulative and there is a toxic relationship in this book, but I personally loved this book and I’d encourage fans of Ridley and Link to pick up this book. It is definitely very different from the original series, but it is different in all the best ways.
I was really scared to read this book. I loved Ridley and Link, so as soon as I found out that they had a spin off series, I immediately bought this book. However, after buying the book, I started hearing from internet friends and fellow reviewers about how much they hated this book, so I was worried that I would hate it, too, and that it would destroy my love for this world. Fortunately I was scared for nothing because I fell in love with this book even more than I loved the Caster Chronicles/Beautiful Creatures series, which is surprising because I really loved the final book in that series.
The pacing is what made this book stand out from its original series. The whole Caster Chronicles felt like somewhat of a slog to get through. I feel bad saying that but the Caster Chronicles is so slow and it was extremely repetitive for no reason. Dangerous Creatures seemed to cut out the unnecessary fluff and dragging moments that the original series had. There was still a lot of repetition but it wasn’t as bad as it was in the original series. It worked really well and brought an even more interesting story. This is just my opinion though as I know other people would argue that the Caster Chronicles is better.
This is a really character driven story. The characters from the original series and the new characters blend together seamlessly to create squad goals and fun relationships that made the story really enjoyable. Ridley and Link were of course as amazing as they were in the original series, but Floyd, Necro, Sampson, and Nox were equally fun in their own way. Necro and Floyd in particular are some of my new favorite fictional characters and I couldn’t get enough of them.
This spin off series took an interesting step away from the casters and incubuses of the original series, leaping into the world of darkborns and necromancers. This leap was unexpected for me but it took the story in a unique and intriguing direction. I’m very curious to see what happens in Dangerous Deception and how these new additions to the caster world evolve throughout the final book in this series.
I can see why people wouldn’t like this series as being that Ridley is manipulative and there is a toxic relationship in this book, but I personally loved this book and I’d encourage fans of Ridley and Link to pick up this book. It is definitely very different from the original series, but it is different in all the best ways.