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A review by looseleafellie
Into the Black by Gabe Cole Novoa
4.0
***Minor spoilers***
Into the Black makes a very worthy sequel to Beyond the Red. Whereas the first book focused mostly on Kora’s troubles as ruler and her need to find a husband, this one focuses on Eros and his campaign for the throne of Safara.
I actually liked Eros more in this book than I did in BTR. I think seeing him interact with his nephew Mal shows off his compassionate side more. Kora also has a lot of character development as she navigates her strained relationships with her brother and Eros. There was also a new major supporting character, Deimos, who I really, really liked. I hope he gets a lot of attention in the third book.
Another thing I liked was finding out more about Safara and its territories, and how Sephari society works. I found the information about the Sephari religion especially interesting, and the scene where Eros is evaluated in the temple may be my favorite in the whole book.
There wasn’t much I didn’t like, though I feel like the pacing overall could have been a bit faster. I also think the romance between Eros and Deimos might have progressed a bit too fast — Eros went from curious interest to “OMG I totally want to spend the rest of my life with this guy” within a relatively short time span (and yes, they went through a lot together in that relatively short time, but Eros doesn’t strike me as the sort of person to be declaring undying love within a matter of weeks of meeting someone). Finally, I caught a few typos throughout the book, though they didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the story.
Overall, Into the Black did a great job of continuing Kora and Eros’ story, and I can’t wait for The Rising Gold to wrap it all up.
Into the Black makes a very worthy sequel to Beyond the Red. Whereas the first book focused mostly on Kora’s troubles as ruler and her need to find a husband, this one focuses on Eros and his campaign for the throne of Safara.
I actually liked Eros more in this book than I did in BTR. I think seeing him interact with his nephew Mal shows off his compassionate side more. Kora also has a lot of character development as she navigates her strained relationships with her brother and Eros. There was also a new major supporting character, Deimos, who I really, really liked. I hope he gets a lot of attention in the third book.
Another thing I liked was finding out more about Safara and its territories, and how Sephari society works. I found the information about the Sephari religion especially interesting, and the scene where Eros is evaluated in the temple may be my favorite in the whole book.
There wasn’t much I didn’t like, though I feel like the pacing overall could have been a bit faster. I also think the romance between Eros and Deimos might have progressed a bit too fast — Eros went from curious interest to “OMG I totally want to spend the rest of my life with this guy” within a relatively short time span (and yes, they went through a lot together in that relatively short time, but Eros doesn’t strike me as the sort of person to be declaring undying love within a matter of weeks of meeting someone). Finally, I caught a few typos throughout the book, though they didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the story.
Overall, Into the Black did a great job of continuing Kora and Eros’ story, and I can’t wait for The Rising Gold to wrap it all up.