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329 reviews

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Vampires and werewolves in glorious battle

Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Medieval fantasy horror novel. Very dark and horrifying. 

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Like Grady Hendrix novel. Ending was all over the place. The romance was strange as well.

The Trials of Empire by Richard Swan

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Great fantasy horror and mystery. Do the ends justify the means. Doesn’t feel consistent through out the series. Try’s to be be too many things.

Crowfall by Ed McDonald

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Badass moments, but the books don’t seem very connected

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Lots on grief and moving through life that are well written. Tom can be a bummer

Ravencry by Ed McDonald

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Western fantasy. Romance and relationships don’t feel fully developed.

Blackwing by Ed McDonald

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Good western grimdark fantasy. Plot doesn’t always seem to build on itself. For Jim Butcher fans

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Great grimdark book. Often pithy and I enjoyed the small world building. Great horror elements as well.

The Light of All That Falls by James Islington

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Has great moments and bad moments. Very wheel of time. I will keep reading this author.