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A review by emlawley
Ashes of Betrayal by David J. Gatward
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Very annoyingly, pesky ol’ life got in the way of me devouring Ashes of Betrayal on release day. I made up for that slight hiccough by listening to the whole thing in one day the day after, which massively helped whilst I did some very boring tidying!
While I really love all of the Grimm books, they’re one of my favourite series, in my opinion I found Ashes was fully back to the top tier storytelling that got me hooked in the first place, after I felt a little something was missing with books 16 & 17. I particularly loved how I wasn’t able to guess “whodunnit” and the huge plot twists - I couldn’t have stopped listening even if I’d tried! I also adored having more “time spent with” individual members of Harry’s team within the book as they’re all so fab.
While I really love all of the Grimm books, they’re one of my favourite series, in my opinion I found Ashes was fully back to the top tier storytelling that got me hooked in the first place, after I felt a little something was missing with books 16 & 17. I particularly loved how I wasn’t able to guess “whodunnit” and the huge plot twists - I couldn’t have stopped listening even if I’d tried! I also adored having more “time spent with” individual members of Harry’s team within the book as they’re all so fab.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder