A review by librarymouse
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoy that these books have self-contained plots with a few overarching subplots that stretch across the books. One Fell Sweep was engaging the whole way through, and introduced a gorgeous and entertaining new cast of characters. I adore Helen. She is precious and mildly creepy. Maud is equally delightful, and I love that we're given a window into Dina's relationship with her sister, and their childhood. Orro continues to be delightful. This series is a gorgeous mix of found and biological family coming together as one.

Spoiler Fuck. The Draziri were killing the beings they thought to be their gods the whole time. A faux holy war set up to disguise a flaw in their religion is a deeply upsetting and a fantastic twist ending.

The inn seed was so sad.

The sex at the end felt somewhat out of place for me, but I guess it's a sort of pay off for the building tension throughout the first few novels. In general , though, I'm glad Dina and Sean opened themselves up to communication and compromise to be able to be together.
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