A review by sabrinainbookland
Blackwing by Ed McDonald

5.0

"Only three kinds of people willingly enter the Misery: the desperate, the stupid, and the greedy."


This book is so different from everything I've read this year, basically is been forever since I’ve read a post-apocalyptic book and oh how I missed it.
I need to read more of it.
I was unable to stop reading from the moment I started the first chapter.

I can’t believe this is a debut if it hadn’t been mentioned in the cover of the book I would never have guessed it.
This was a very addictive and captivating read.

The writing is easy and fast to read, formal and informal at the same time, perfect for this sort of theme.
There was the exact right amount of humour in it, that it didn’t look force (there is a lot of books that try too hard).

Is been a long time since I’ve read a book that at almost every chapter had an action scene and I was so excited when I realized that, because I love having my heart bit so fast that I feel like I’m fighting as well and end up losing weight (who says that book is not an exercise?lol).


The story is fast-passed and original.
With so many twists and turns, and I never guess anything and I LOVED IT.
This read was a pleasing surprise, and it's been on my shelf since summer of 2017, I can’t believe that it took me this long to actually pick it up and read it.
I like being surprised (as long has it is a good surprise, otherwise I DON’T LIKE IT).

There is so many sarcastic little shit (in a very, very awesome way) with great comebacks, morally ambiguous characters.
They are all badass, smart, funny, intriguing, interesting, and sometimes stupidly brave characters.
MEANING THEY ARE ALL AMAZING.

The dynamic that Ryhalt has with his crew is super entertaining.
Is very realistic, they curse each other a lot, but in the end, they are family.


Basically, his relationship with every other character in this book was pretty nice, ether they talk, fight, argue it or he ends up killing them.
Pretty great in my opinion.

There was more political intrigue then I thought there would be, and the way that it has handled was fantastic.
For a time I didn’t know who could be trusted. Who was the bad guy and who was the good guy?
But finishing this book up is there any good guy in here? Because all of them have done pretty shitting things. But either way, I loved it.

This book was dark, having a lot of violence and death.
Which I have no problem with it because it made sense and it made the chapters even better.

And there was so little ROMANCE! Is so difficult for me to like a book that doesn’t have romance has it’s center. And I been finding pretty incredible one.

There are so many good quotes to quotes, and I love books that I have so many highlights in it!

One good thing about just reading this book now is that I don’t have to wait too long for the sequel. I still have to wait though.
And I really want to know where the story is going and what will happen, because this is one of those books that I don’t know what will happen next, and I'm excited.