A review by brewergnome
The Obsidian Heart by Mark T. Barnes
4.0
Picks up where the last one left off and is even better.
Where I couldn't quite "feel" the age of the world in the last one, it seemed more natural in this one.
It's interesting to watch the characters evolve as well, while I don't always agree with the choices characters make given their motivations, I do understand them, which is a difficult challenge. Barnes also manages a surprisingly large cast of characters without leaving the reader feeling that they're all cutouts.
I will definitely be continuing the series. I give 4 stars pretty rarely, but this one definitely rises to that criteria.
Where I couldn't quite "feel" the age of the world in the last one, it seemed more natural in this one.
It's interesting to watch the characters evolve as well, while I don't always agree with the choices characters make given their motivations, I do understand them, which is a difficult challenge. Barnes also manages a surprisingly large cast of characters without leaving the reader feeling that they're all cutouts.
I will definitely be continuing the series. I give 4 stars pretty rarely, but this one definitely rises to that criteria.