Reviews

Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

gameoftomes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

RTC

lovetanishab's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

5.0

amyapple's review against another edition

3.0

It’s sad that what could have been didn’t happen.

An interesting magic system with multiple families and their histories all intertwined with so many issues; growing up and discovery, death, drugs, racism and rape to name a few.

The book gets convoluted with filler when it could have worked on more of its many plots. The characters felt underdeveloped and most plot lines not fleshed out as much as it could have been.

The romances were not required for the main story arc although I must admit the Clem and Jean Louise cliffhanger saved the book as a whole.

spacey_ghost's review against another edition

5.0

I’m still pretty speechless over this book. All I kept thinking as I was reading was “This needs to be adapted to television”. All the characters felt so authentic and flawed. I felt like a fly on the wall drinking in all their secrets and family drama 🤭 Very compelling to read everything unfold between the Trudeau and Savant families!! Loved the exploration of generational trauma, grief, and race. And the magic here is so grand and impressive! To think Clement and Christine are only 16?! Imagine what they can pull off further down the line 👀👀 Definitely will be getting my hands on the sequel after that explosive ending!!

readingwithkirstyn's review against another edition

3.0

While I originally struggled to get into Blood Debts I generally really enjoyed the story - the audiobook made it easier to get into so I definitely recommend that. I enjoyed the story overall!

kiana_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

shesochi's review against another edition

5.0

This book was so good. The Trudeau twins did not come to play especially Cris. I loved the way this story was told and enjoyed both Cris and Clem’s journey on uncovering the truths of their family. It was literally never a dull moment. I really enjoyed the experience of reading about a black powerful magical family who was about their community and protecting their birthrights. I am excited to see what’s to come in the next book as many aspects were left in a cliffhanger and i just need to know how what happened with those situations.

jennderqueer's review against another edition

5.0

This was great! I struggled with it at first but I think that was just a me thing; when I picked it up today at 45% I fell into it and finished it pretty much in one sitting. The MCs are two teenage gen magic practitioners who discover that their deathly ill mother has been magically cursed, and their investigation into who is responsible turns into a quest to right a terrible wrong done to their family years ago. It was fast paced and exciting, well written. I like the magic system and there are just enough untied strings to really get me hyped for the sequel.

elliehaven's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

pterawaters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75