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A review by oldmanbookworm
The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I absolutely love this author! Kylie Baker is awesome at fusing mythology and mysticism with history and real events.
Most of her books have an absolutely insane twist at the end that is absolutely tragic. This book is no different, though this books ending is a little less “OMG” than her Empress of Time series.
This book is extremely bloody and gory with vivid descriptions of humans being torn apart, blood and gore, and mass death.
Her take on alchemy is awesome and unique involving everything from eating stones for element, to specific stones with special properties like earth, air, or fire.
Cant wait to read the 2nd book in her series.
Most of her books have an absolutely insane twist at the end that is absolutely tragic. This book is no different, though this books ending is a little less “OMG” than her Empress of Time series.
This book is extremely bloody and gory with vivid descriptions of humans being torn apart, blood and gore, and mass death.
Her take on alchemy is awesome and unique involving everything from eating stones for element, to specific stones with special properties like earth, air, or fire.
Cant wait to read the 2nd book in her series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood