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A review by croscot
Relight My Fire by C.K. McDonnell
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
This is official: 2024 is the year of lovable ghouls!
Honestly, I can't believe how attached I have become to these imaginary people! The fact that I can't seem to find any fanart to this wonderful series is a mystery that should be investigated! I mean, come on, the characters are so fun and ALIVE!!! The delightful writing of C. K. McDonnell, paired with yet another phenomenal voice acting from Brendan McDonald, make me want to only speak about the book in exclamation points!!!!
Things that I haven't mentioned in my previous reviews for the books from this series, but which are still relevant in Relight My Fire:
Honestly, I can't believe how attached I have become to these imaginary people! The fact that I can't seem to find any fanart to this wonderful series is a mystery that should be investigated! I mean, come on, the characters are so fun and ALIVE!!! The delightful writing of C. K. McDonnell, paired with yet another phenomenal voice acting from Brendan McDonald, make me want to only speak about the book in exclamation points!!!!
Things that I haven't mentioned in my previous reviews for the books from this series, but which are still relevant in Relight My Fire:
- just how totally unhinged the Big Villains are - there's no grey area to them, they're absolutely psychotic. They're written in such a way that you as a reader understand that they don't see themselves as villains, they believe 100% that what they're doing is, if not just and right, then totally ok at least, and does not deserve any sort of persecution. And this self-righteousness adds to their almost comical insanity;
- how Small Villains seem more evil than the Big Ones - you notice how, because of aforementioned lack of guilt for their crimes, the Big Villains stay true to their ideas and ideals till the very end. The Small Ones, however, (Mr Green from This Charming Man,
Killian here) start shaking in their boots as soon as punishment is in sight. They lie and they throw everyone else under the bus - anything to avoid the retribution for the horrible things they had done before, quite willingly and enthusiastically, might I add;
- that, even though it is a very, VERY funny series, some serious topics are raised and aren't buried under layers of heehees and hahas. Sexual predators, exploitation of grieving and mentally unstable people, drug trafficking and spiking drinks at parties are all things that happen in the real world, too, and I appreciate how they're not taken lightly here, despite the overall humorous tone of the series.