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A review by ajay_101
The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I loved this book so much more than the first one!
I feel like Saara knew that the world was already established and so there was no bogging down of explaining the lore of the world and we were straight into the meat of the story.
I loved every single character throughout the story besides Nayeli really but that's just because they were a new character, the twist at the end was fantastic.
The only thing that stopped this being 5 stars is that I felt like some little bits of the story were glossed over and could've done with a bit more explaining!
I feel like Saara knew that the world was already established and so there was no bogging down of explaining the lore of the world and we were straight into the meat of the story.
I loved every single character throughout the story besides Nayeli really but that's just because they were a new character, the twist at the end was fantastic.
The only thing that stopped this being 5 stars is that I felt like some little bits of the story were glossed over and could've done with a bit more explaining!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gore