A review by lucybbookstuff
On Vicious Worlds by Bethany Jacobs

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Still really enjoying this series! This one was not quite on par with book 1 for me, but still very good.

I enjoyed the various mysteries, the political intrigue was top notch, and the world continues to be fascinating and extremely well-built.

However, this second installment definitely drove home that the character work is on the backburner after those other things. Which is fine and fair, I just really wanted more from the characters and their relationships. Everything is a bit surface level, and motivations aren't especially fleshed out.

Especially for the villains. The mysteries were so interesting, but whenever we got to an actual reveal, it kinda fell flat for me. Not enough villain backstory or hints dropped.

That said, I do really like our main characters, and I really enjoy the other elements and I'm having a lot of fun with this series. Really looking forward to book 3 in November and seeing what becomes of the Treble! 👀