A review by danaaliyalevinson
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A vampire, a ghost, a couple of demons, guardian angels, a demigod and a handful of other mythic creatures team up with the godson of Death to gamble at Death's table.

This was one of those books that I deeply wanted to love because the premise is so up my alley... but 1 only liked it. A lot was really fun, the characters were fun, the prose was snappy and the characters were well drawn. But the story was extremely complex, and there were so so SO many characters. 

And so sometimes I felt the story lost itself. 

But it really hit the hardest when it got down to the themes the book is truly about: loss, love, and the meaning of life explored by characters grappling with their own immortality and historical lack of feeling. It was still absolutely a fun read, and I think it you like other Olivie Blake books you'll prob love it. And again, I still really enjoyed it, just didn't *love*.