A review by ashley_mrose530
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a really good book. I think the world is interesting and fascinating and I love Nhika. She cares so much about everything but the world has made her hard on the outside so she refuses to show it. I love how Kochin refused to accept that and saw through her anyway even though he was actively trying to antagonize and discourage her. I really loved the subtle comments on differing cultures and exploiting them versus accepting and nurturing them. It was done really well throughout the novel.
I did find the world building to be a little shotty. I'm not sure why everyone is expected to wear gloves at all times and I'm really unsure why heartsooths are considered dangerous rather than praised for their healing abilities. It was never really explained. If there had been a story about how one heartsooth had used their gift to kill and that was the biggest story to survive the colonization then I would get it, but there was nothing like that in the story, so I'm just unsure of this.
In all this was a really good book and I'm looking forward to the sequel when it comes out.