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A review by librarymouse
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I really enjoy that these books have self-contained plots with a few overarching subplots that stretch across the books. One Fell Sweep was engaging the whole way through, and introduced a gorgeous and entertaining new cast of characters. I adore Helen. She is precious and mildly creepy. Maud is equally delightful, and I love that we're given a window into Dina's relationship with her sister, and their childhood. Orro continues to be delightful. This series is a gorgeous mix of found and biological family coming together as one.
Fuck. The Draziri were killing the beings they thought to be their gods the whole time. A faux holy war set up to disguise a flaw in their religion is a deeply upsetting and a fantastic twist ending.
The inn seed was so sad.
The sex at the end felt somewhat out of place for me, but I guess it's a sort of pay off for the building tension throughout the first few novels. In general , though, I'm glad Dina and Sean opened themselves up to communication and compromise to be able to be together.
The inn seed was so sad.
The sex at the end felt somewhat out of place for me, but I guess it's a sort of pay off for the building tension throughout the first few novels. In general , though, I'm glad Dina and Sean opened themselves up to communication and compromise to be able to be together.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail