I didn’t feel any sort of connection to any of the characters, and while they go through a lot in this book, I felt that they could have developed a tad more.
As other reviewers have said, you either love or hate the characters in this novel. One thing that I did not love about this novel were the characters. The book was written like a seasoned pro, and some of the effortless writing that is showcased in this book makes Emily easy to place among some of the great fantasy writers in the YA spectrum. While reading this, I could not believe that this was Emily’s debut full-length novel (and she wrote while in grad-school!!). It was very easy to visualize the different places and scenes in this novel, and sometimes I have a hard time doing that in other fantasy books. I enjoyed going to all of the different towns/cities in this novel, and thought that there were really interesting to read. I also loved the world building in this novel. Emily wrote the magic system in the book so well, and I really enjoyed it. And while at times I thought that it was a bit graphic and gruesome, those factors did not impact my overall enjoyment of the story.
I am always fascinated by fantasies that focus around blood magic, as I think it is a very interesting concept. The magic system and world building were my favourite parts of this book. This book was so dark and bloody and… great! It started off with a BANG, and the story took off from there! Duncan’s devastatingly Gothic Something Dark and Holy trilogy. Wicked Saints is the thrilling start to Emily A. In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. Over these past few weeks, I have been craving a dark fantasy novel, and boy oh boy, Wicked Saints definitely fixed that craving! Thanks to Raincoast Books for including me in their blog tour for this novel, I’m so fortunate to be a part of it!Ī girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.Ī prince in danger must decide who to trust.Ī boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading!
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