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A review by jenny_librarian
Path of Vengeance by Cavan Scott
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Why it took so many books to tell this story, I have no idea. This novel alone gave us more than both adult novels and the audiobook. Hell, the last 50-or-so pages were all the info we needed to tie this to phase 1.
Path of Vengeance reads a bit like "here's what Marda was doing during the last two books". It's divided in three parts, and the first one mostly recap stuff stated in Battle of Jedha and the tied comics. To the point that, apart from meeting Matty in the audiobook and comics, it becomes clear you don't really have to read them to understand this book. In fact, it feels even more like a waste of time that I read the other two novels, since Eiram and E'ronoh have absolutely nothing to do with this. They were a side plot.
I still have one comic and one MG novel to read in phase 2, but I feel like most of it wasn't worth the hype. I could've skipped the comics and adult novels and the audiobook, and I don't think I would've missed anything.
On the bright side, I really like Marda's whole storyline and I'm glad she and Yana were centred in this book. If anything, Path of Vengeance is were the meat of Marchion's background story comes from. I really liked it, despite the first third being mostly just a recap of previous stories in phase 2.
Path of Vengeance reads a bit like "here's what Marda was doing during the last two books". It's divided in three parts, and the first one mostly recap stuff stated in Battle of Jedha and the tied comics. To the point that, apart from meeting Matty in the audiobook and comics, it becomes clear you don't really have to read them to understand this book. In fact, it feels even more like a waste of time that I read the other two novels, since Eiram and E'ronoh have absolutely nothing to do with this. They were a side plot.
I still have one comic and one MG novel to read in phase 2, but I feel like most of it wasn't worth the hype. I could've skipped the comics and adult novels and the audiobook, and I don't think I would've missed anything.
On the bright side, I really like Marda's whole storyline and I'm glad she and Yana were centred in this book. If anything, Path of Vengeance is were the meat of Marchion's background story comes from. I really liked it, despite the first third being mostly just a recap of previous stories in phase 2.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Gun violence
Minor: Death of parent