A review by laurenleigh
The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I picked this out literally just because Freddy Carter was a narrator, and that turned out to be my favorite part of the experience. I’m having trouble with attention and comprehension in audiobooks lately, but that’s not the book’s fault. I appreciate that we had some true enemies to lovers with high stakes. I could have used more world building. It felt very Six of Crows coded (no surprise there), which is a very large shadow to be in. Kind of just makes me want to reread SoC!