A review by thattheatrekid
The Demon World by Sally Green

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Loved this book as a continuation to the Smoke Thieves! I loved the action scenes and the continued world building, as well as the character development. I only feel like I read so much and so little happened though; it could have been more condensed. I really enjoy these because I am equally invested in all characters and not skipping around to the “good stories,” which is easy to do with books that have multiple POVs. I also maintain my complaint about the last book, that the cursing feels way too basic/modern for this world, and that the feminist message for Catherine is too forced. And maybe it’s just part of her arc, but while I loved Catherine in the first book, I really didn’t like her in this one as she let her morals and values become grey. But maybe that’s how it’s planned. Great book overall but I prefer the last one! Eager to read the next