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A review by xanieie
City of Smoke and Brimstone by Kayla Edwards
adventurous
tense
fast-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
4.75
Prior to release, Kayla Edwards would label this book as “everyone is in danger” and….YEP! It was a thrilling story and I loved it. Kayla just has such an easy-to-follow writing style that allows for so many characters, without ever being confusing, it’s so impressive.
The visuals introduced here, after the events of the previous book are so eerie and evocative. I could feel myself starting to choke on the shadows, felt how trapped I would be within Yveswitch’s darkness. It was so cool.
I feel like I saw a different dimension to Roman in this book, he was far more vulnerable, which would be true for someone who’d going through the trauma he has - bravado to mask the vulnerability. And to see him work through those feelings to essentially rise from the shadows (wink wink) to take up a leadership position by the end of the book just makes me love him more! I enjoyed that we saw more of everyone’s story, not just Darien and Loren.
This book was action packed from the get go. The foot was on the gas the whole time. But despite just how much was happening in these 750+ pages, I never felt overwhelmed, confused or “over it”. I am so curious to see how this all plays out!!
Also - I love love love that this one ended the way it did. When there was talk of a bomb, I got a little worried it would be similar to the previous three - but ending with this Avengers-esque call to action was perfect.
The visuals introduced here, after the events of the previous book are so eerie and evocative. I could feel myself starting to choke on the shadows, felt how trapped I would be within Yveswitch’s darkness. It was so cool.
I feel like I saw a different dimension to Roman in this book, he was far more vulnerable, which would be true for someone who’d going through the trauma he has - bravado to mask the vulnerability. And to see him work through those feelings to essentially rise from the shadows (wink wink) to take up a leadership position by the end of the book just makes me love him more! I enjoyed that we saw more of everyone’s story, not just Darien and Loren.
This book was action packed from the get go. The foot was on the gas the whole time. But despite just how much was happening in these 750+ pages, I never felt overwhelmed, confused or “over it”. I am so curious to see how this all plays out!!
Also - I love love love that this one ended the way it did. When there was talk of a bomb, I got a little worried it would be similar to the previous three - but ending with this Avengers-esque call to action was perfect.