katye_moe 's review for:

City of Smoke and Brimstone by Kayla Edwards

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. At no point was I not stressed. I once again (like all the other books in the series) could not put it down. Getting so sucked into a world an author has created that I cannot stop reading (sleep? Who is she?) and forget my current world, is my biggest factor in five star ratings. Kayla’s writing does this immediately. I was so happy to be back with my favorite Devils. 

This is another multi point of view story following a large number of characters, but you never once feel overwhelmed. Kayla has done such a fantastic job introducing characters throughout this series that you’re equally happy (and stressed) to be in each POV. The pacing in this book is once again incredible- you don’t feel like you’re getting whiplash following so many POVs with the absolute chaos that ensues. It is non stop action. There’s moments that make you gasp, cry, scream, and laugh. I will warn you this one is STRESSFUL. I really could go on for days about all the  relationships in this series. Kayla has a unique ability to get you very attached to every character she writes (minus her villains - evil, evil people), which I think is hard to do. I always love getting new interactions between characters that normally wouldn’t interact much. 

Kayla’s dialogue, as always, is so witty and fun. I was snorting laughing while also being on the verge of my heart exploding from stress. I love how she has the perfect amount of humor sprinkled in, even when shit is hitting the fan. I was thrilled to see more vulnerability from certain characters in this one that I wasn’t expecting - I really loved getting to know them more. Kayla writes such fantastic action scenes with truly, bad ass moments for her characters. You cannot help but cheer for them and be in awe of what they accomplished, especially when they’re in such high stake, stressful moments. The end of the book was so very stressful, but there are SO many incredible scenes. The found family expands in this one and there are so many beautiful moments between characters. It’s really a perfect balance of action and emotion. I always love meeting new familiars along the way, and I love being in this world so much. The best urban fantasy series I’ve picked up. I cannot wait until book five!