A review by novelswithnick
The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

5.0

The second book in the Ending Fire trilogy starts where The Final Strife left off and you are thrown straight into the plot

I thought this was a fantastic sequel. I loved the expansion of this world and learning more about the types of blood and the blood magic. I liked the character development of the 3 main characters and their relationships with side characters and how it entwines into the story

I think these books are well written. Events and situations are executed that feel natural to the plot and the world. The pacing is good throughout and there’s lots of imagination gone into the story with more secrets to uncover

I enjoyed that there was sub plots coinciding with the main plot, there was a murder mystery and also a quest for some of the characters

This book sets up the final book well, something is brewing throughout and it gets more tense as the story goes on. This is shaping up to be a really good trilogy and one hard to beat