A review by stormhawk
The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Audio book well done. I like this kind of story as an audiobook since I'm usually doing something else while listening. No need for deep attention. I felt the story was too long and a bit of a spinner (same type of scene played over and over again). I did enjoy the characters, setting, and most of the plot. The allusion to Nazi Germany and Jews is a bit of a trope, but not terrible. Also, seemed like the author was trying to play to a modern audience with a lot of racial divide, discrimination scenes.  Good , would have been better at 600 pages. Needed to be crisper.