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A review by qwerqsar
Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was a review copy sent to me.
Let me start the review with the commentary that this is not something I'd normally read, so my review may be biased.
This is a very interesting book about you g adults with magical powers, something akin to Final Fantasy VIII, with its own story, of course. The story may be a little easy to guess, but the real strenght of the story is in the feelings and conflicts of the characters that are part of the story. There are even point that grt intense and I really got to feel the struggles. The hero characters were very interesting, although the really evil ones were a bit flat (maybe we get to know them more in the second book).
The narrator was excellent and he really put feeling in his reading. Even in the funny moments he put in the levity and in the really serious one there was the necessary gravitas to make one's heart almost break.
A side note that does not affect the score at all was the lengthy disclaimer at the beginning of the book, but I may have disliked it because I am too used to stronger material and it was not really intended for me.
All in all, it is a great exploration of conflict and feeling set in a world with magic in it that has even some anime vibes. If that is your jam, go for it, you will not regret it!
Let me start the review with the commentary that this is not something I'd normally read, so my review may be biased.
This is a very interesting book about you g adults with magical powers, something akin to Final Fantasy VIII, with its own story, of course. The story may be a little easy to guess, but the real strenght of the story is in the feelings and conflicts of the characters that are part of the story. There are even point that grt intense and I really got to feel the struggles. The hero characters were very interesting, although the really evil ones were a bit flat (maybe we get to know them more in the second book).
The narrator was excellent and he really put feeling in his reading. Even in the funny moments he put in the levity and in the really serious one there was the necessary gravitas to make one's heart almost break.
A side note that does not affect the score at all was the lengthy disclaimer at the beginning of the book, but I may have disliked it because I am too used to stronger material and it was not really intended for me.
All in all, it is a great exploration of conflict and feeling set in a world with magic in it that has even some anime vibes. If that is your jam, go for it, you will not regret it!