A review by hound_of_heaven
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

An enjoyable follow-up to Abarat #1. The world-building and character designs continue to be absolutely bonkers and fun. If you had issues with the pacing in the first book they continue here. I don’t like to write spoilery reviews so I will just say with the way Days of Magic, Nights of War ends I’m not surprised that I thought that was the end of the series when I first read it as a twelve year old.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Gore, Child death, and Death

A dude does get eaten by giant bugs on page but it isn’t graphically described