A review by betweentheshelves
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book had so much potential for me, but I think there were too many narrators and there was too much going on with the plot. Like a few other reviewers have mentioned, I also thought this was going to be more of a historical fantasy than a modern one, given the cover and the description. But it is definitely more urban fantasy.

Anyway! There were some great characters, and I appreciated the family history/mystery aspect of the plot. Those parts were the most interesting to me, and narrowing the focus would have let that part of the writing shine. There's a hook at the end that hints towards another book, but without that, you could mostly read this book on its own.

All in all, this was a book with potential that just fell a little flat for me.
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