A review by hailstorm3812
The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

4.25

I think this was an interesting second installment in the series. The twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat. I audibly gasped at the end. The development of 3 of the POV characters was so good.

I hate to admit it, but especially Jond. Anoor on the otherhand is being manuevered to have interesting developments in the next book so made a lot of not good choices now.

Excited for the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Death, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, War, Sexism, Xenophobia, Ableism, Colonisation, and Rape

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, Abandonment, Child death, Animal death, and Animal cruelty