A review by sophlulu_reads
The Fall of the Kings by Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner

challenging dark emotional
  • 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

4.25

Is it possible to feel deep rage when you finish a book but in a good sense? I loved it. 

I felt like I was descending into madness like Basil. On the surface it seems like it's going to be a lighthearted read but the characters are all flawed and it forces you to confront that there's not always. a right side or a wrong side, but history is always written by the winner. The ending to me was also poetic. We spend the book intimately in the character's heads, but at the most important moment we become a bystander just like anyone else.