A review by epsyphus
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

This was interesting; I found the relationships compelling and I’m fascinated with the idea of plague and the Black Death in particular. I read the book on a recommendation and it wasn’t until after I started it that I realized I had already read a book by Buehlman. I’m kind of glad about that because I don’t know if I would have picked up the book if I had realized before I started. When thinking about this book and his other book I read, The Lesser Dead, the first word that comes to mind to describe the books is vulgar. And I don’t necessarily mean that as a criticism because I think the vulgarity does serve the themes of the books pretty well, but I did feel kind of icky after finishing both books and I think it was a main contributor to my feeling like that. I think that Buehlman is a good writer, but I don't think his books are for me.
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