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Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

17 reviews

jess_xen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

"Between Two Fires" turned my stomach more than once. A masterpiece of horror, Buehlman has managed to wrote some of the best descriptions of Hell I've ever had the pleasurable displeasure of reading. 

The characters were so lovable, and when anything bad threatened to happen to them, I felt a visceral anxiety. The relationship between Thomas and Delphine reminded me of Geralt and Ciri from the Witcher series, but somehow placed in a more terrifying setting. 

Definitely worth a read for anyone who loves descriptive horror & medieval settings. Buehlman knocks it out of the park. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, and Cannibalism

stickrzzz's review against another edition

Just couldn’t get into it. The pacing was too slow for my liking but the concept itself is upper intriguing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

gringolet's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense medium-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

Well researched, succeeded in capturing the feel of the period and really excellent for anyone who likes religious horror, medieval settings, and the plague, which is me. It is weirdly Catholic on a fundamental, foundational level, however I think writing anything set in medieval Europe kind of requires that headspace and it was Catholic in a "cool with gay people" way, so it didn't bother me too much. The characters were grounded in the period and yet still dynamic, interesting and likeable, and the horror elements were well done with some fun messed up creatures and gore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Antisemitism, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Outing, Sexual harassment, and War

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

if you like souls-bourne games, you will probably love this book. i loved our main three characters and their complexities and felt very attached to them rather quickly. i felt that the writing and pacing were well done and kept me hooked throughout. i also enjoyed that it was not immediately clear what kind of horror we would see presented in this story, and when we finally do meet the real horrors, i was excited and even more hooked. i'm not a religious person but i loved this story and the vibe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

fleen's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent

gremlingorl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

What. A. Book.
I feel like a need a second to sit here and stare off into the distance after finishing between two fires.

An incredibly written book with character dialogue that feels impressively natural and real, combat that is both interesting and makes sense, and a gorgeous, tense, excellent story. 

Characters feel so rich and alive, flawed and real. The world is incredibly interesting. Devils are horrifying and strange and so so creatively done. You can’t help but care deeply for all of it.

I don’t have the words to sing it’s praises but this is one of very few books I wish i could erase and read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Torture, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Rape, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

The book takes place during the black plague so expect a lot of death and decay described in graphic detail

zoe_1701's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Antisemitism

Moderate: Sexual harassment