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The Deck of Omens
by C.L. Herman
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
**This novel contains themes of familial abuse, PSTD/trauma, weird tree gore. If you are sensitive to any of these themes, this may not be a good read for you.**
*This review contains spoilers.*
I have very little to critique/nitpick about The Deck of Omens. Aside from typos and paragraphs that didn't get broken up when they should have, which may be due to the British edition I read and not a failing on Herman's part, I really enjoyed this novel. I'm a big fan of the disaster bi energy emanating from Isaac and Violet. I loved that Harper and Justin were mature enough to decide not to date (as an aroace person I am so unbelievably tired of romantic relationships overriding platonic ones in YA; seriously, not every teen wants to make out or fuck). The spooky, gloomy atmosphere was top tier, and the revelations of the founders' relationship to everything in Four Paths being slowly revealed kept me wanting more. Adults are held accountable and learn to respect their children as opposed to being redeemed and having their crap behavior excused. While I remembered very little from The Devouring Gray and just mostly nodded along at first, as I read it last year, I found it easy to settle back into Four Paths for the sequel.
My only criticism is I want a third book.
*This review contains spoilers.*
I have very little to critique/nitpick about The Deck of Omens. Aside from typos and paragraphs that didn't get broken up when they should have, which may be due to the British edition I read and not a failing on Herman's part, I really enjoyed this novel. I'm a big fan of the disaster bi energy emanating from Isaac and Violet. I loved that Harper and Justin were mature enough to decide not to date (as an aroace person I am so unbelievably tired of romantic relationships overriding platonic ones in YA; seriously, not every teen wants to make out or fuck). The spooky, gloomy atmosphere was top tier, and the revelations of the founders' relationship to everything in Four Paths being slowly revealed kept me wanting more. Adults are held accountable and learn to respect their children as opposed to being redeemed and having their crap behavior excused. While I remembered very little from The Devouring Gray and just mostly nodded along at first, as I read it last year, I found it easy to settle back into Four Paths for the sequel.
My only criticism is I want a third book.