A review by daijoboy
Ashes of Onyx by Seth Skorkowsky

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

Ashes of Onyx is an exhilarating story; with refreshingly fast-paced writing, the main protagonists are vibrant and fit together well as a team, and I was completely hooked for the ride!

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The one small thing that fell short of expectations was I found the main antagonist to be a bit flimsy as we only get to see their real character and motivation right at the end. But the interactions between the central characters are the highlight here, their complex relationships offering more than enough to absorb me.

The book isn't bogged down by long tirades of exposition and worldbuilding; you have just enough to get you through the plot and a little on the side for flavour, so I never caught myself wondering when the plot would start up again. Overall a very enjoyable book with a lot of personality and action.