A review by missymoo93
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An incredible triumph. A dark, filthy, horrifying, inspiring, hopeful, desperate work of survival, redemption, faith, and love. Absolutely astounding, heartbreaking, life-affirming.

Buehlman masterfully twists the historical setting of a plague-ridden medieval France into a true fantastical hellscape replete with monsters and demons with many faces, but also beauty in human compassion and natural wonder.

One of the most uncomfortable 400-something pages I've ever read, and one I recommend, but carefully.