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A review by aranafyre
Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes
4.0
If this book had been shorter I would have given it a 5. I really like Sal and her personality. She’s obnoxious and strong and broken and crass and incidentally good. Her voice and story are wonderful. Though I quickly realized here is another strong woman on a vengeance quest. Why must strong women only be seeking revenge for crimes they have suffered.
I loved the frame of telling her story as a confession before she is to be executed. Unreliable narrators are definitely in one of my wheel houses. I also loved the twist at the end. It was great.
I got tired in the middle though. Her reliving her trauma became tedious. There was also a lot of oh no Sal is super injured oh wait she can fight again yay let’s fight more and here’s another battle but wait... it just felt too long. The twist at the end kind of explained why she was telling a long drawn out story but it was annoyed as I read it. Especially the two fights with Greta the Thorn.
I also really like Liette and Calvirc. Liette was a very interesting character. I loved seeing Calvric’s development too. Ironically I think a bit more time could have been spent on that.
I loved the frame of telling her story as a confession before she is to be executed. Unreliable narrators are definitely in one of my wheel houses. I also loved the twist at the end. It was great.
I got tired in the middle though. Her reliving her trauma became tedious. There was also a lot of oh no Sal is super injured oh wait she can fight again yay let’s fight more and here’s another battle but wait... it just felt too long. The twist at the end kind of explained why she was telling a long drawn out story but it was annoyed as I read it. Especially the two fights with Greta the Thorn.
I also really like Liette and Calvirc. Liette was a very interesting character. I loved seeing Calvric’s development too. Ironically I think a bit more time could have been spent on that.