A review by greymalkin
A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 A very solid sequel to the first book and a good conclusion to the duology.  It's so rare to have a 2 book series be complete, just about everything's a trilogy these days.  But despite being two slim-ish volumes, there was plenty of action and worldbuilding.

The tea aspect was pushed a little bit further than the metaphysic really seemed to support (like when she put her magic in the soup- I mean sure, I can see the reasoning but it seemed a bit like a "I need this to happen so it does").  And the details seemed a bit more rushed and less complex than in the first book.  But I suppose the pacing was different since she was on the run, so that fits.  

I did enjoy the bridge of birds reference and it made me wish there were a few more of those stories brought into the books like that.
 
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