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A review by booksandrollercoasters
Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Finished this chuncker with a disappointed feeling.
All that I loved about book 1, the mystery surrounding certain characters and the massive theme of faith and the sort of deconstruction of Gabriel, were suddenly dissolved. After which this book felt way more superficial, action and "want" based than its predecessor. And because of that, the big emotional moments fell flat for me.
Maybe my interest in this series was too much based on my own life themes (faith and deconstruction), and that falling away made me loose interest. So maybe that is just me. But reading is subjective, and I wanted to be swept away again and I just did not get that feeling again. So thats the 3🌟 for me right now.
All that I loved about book 1, the mystery surrounding certain characters and the massive theme of faith and the sort of deconstruction of Gabriel, were suddenly dissolved. After which this book felt way more superficial, action and "want" based than its predecessor. And because of that, the big emotional moments fell flat for me.
Maybe my interest in this series was too much based on my own life themes (faith and deconstruction), and that falling away made me loose interest. So maybe that is just me. But reading is subjective, and I wanted to be swept away again and I just did not get that feeling again. So thats the 3🌟 for me right now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content