How To Kill Gods & Make Friends

by B. Berry

Vivienne may have a past record of experimenting with deadly magic, but when her psychic best friend lets her know about an apocalypse scenario on the horizon, she has no alternative but to play the hero. Her life as a freelance exorcist can wait.

Now she must wrangle together an unlikely crew to stop an ancient, angry god from being summoned into their realm: the surly Isaac, a spellwriter who can bend the rules of magic and holds a grudge against her, and Christine, a young ghost trying to break the rules of reality to turn into a luck spirit.

Together, they’ll stop an apocalypse. Somehow.

Genres: Fantasy

448 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 2022

About the author

B. Berry is an author, probably, and in her spare time, she enjoys petting cats, playing video games, reading, the Foxtrot, and a lot of things that aren't writing. Having written shockingly consistently since grade school, she brings with her a strange amount of experience with multiple genres and styles, and an even stranger fascination for less than mainstream novel ideas.

She is also far better at writing stories than at writing author descriptions.

Reviews

[Bia Voinea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Addicting from the first page. Love the characters, the writing style, the world building Even the cover is beautiful.

Could not put it down. Will totally buy this book and check out some others written by Berry.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sorry to come on kind of strong, but I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a book quite as much as I enjoyed How To Kill Gods & Make Friends. Now that that’s out of the way, I would like to immediately begin gushing about why, because oh my god this book is so far up my alley it’s finding cursed masonry I haven’t even gotten to yet.

To start with, the lore is so much that the word “rich” can’t even begin to describe it. Resplendent? Transcendental? Those come closer, but I might need to start making some up as I go. Which is kind of the heart of all good eldritch lore, when you really think about it.

I’m always interested (read: obsessed) with how people describe the unknowable, mostly from a mechanical perspective. I like seeing how the wheels turn while characters try to human-brain their way through the single most unintelligible thing they’ve ever had the misfortune of perceiving. I like finding the outer reaches of someone’s perceptions, where the upper limit on their tolerance for bullshit lies, and what the raw terror past those fringes might shape itself into. These statements may make me sound a little unhinged, but I stand by them, because the outer reaches of every character in How To Kill Gods & Make Friends are so lushly detailed that I’m not convinced B. Berry didn’t walk those glassy fields with their own two feet.

Not only is the lore vast and deep and tumultuous, but it also feels fantastically lived-in. It never feels like information being tossed into my lap. Instead, no matter how beautifully outlandish “normal” can get for Vivienne et al, the lore just feels like the way things are. This is the world in real time, this is how it’s been lived in for as long as any of the characters can remember, these are the colorful roles they’ve been playing. I know the basic idea behind all storytelling is introducing a world as it is, and then turning it upside down and watching your characters (and readers) scrabble to hold on; Berry manages to not only do that, but also to keep the remarkable ground so solidly under everyone’s feet that whenever the real upside-down times come, it makes the whole clinging to ceiling furniture and screaming aspect that much more visceral.

Which brings me to my next point: what good is a girthy lore setting without all the moving pieces to play with it?

Gonna come on strong again here, but I am madly, desperately in love with every character in this book. Literally all of them. Yes, even that one. I am fully aware that this can and will come back to kick me in the knees (more). I may not be ready, but good lord am I willing.

Every one of the characters in How To Kill Gods & Make Friends is a self-contained universe on an indeterminate number of legs. I don’t know how Berry did it (due credit to their sensitivity readers), but they managed to craft so many diverse, complex, compelling people and things, and then proceeded to crush my feelings over every one of their wild arcs. The way these characters move together and apart, whether clashing and smashing or brushing lightly in the dark, is a complex dance of mystery after glorious mystery spanning every conceivable human emotion. Nearly every question I have answered for me unfolds into more, scarier questions, which makes for a really tasty trail of breadcrumbs when laid by a whole cast of the most interesting people I have ever had the pleasure of reading.

The thing that ties this all together, naturally, is Berry. Their style is sensitive, fluid, hefty, funny, devastating, and inspiring, sometimes all at the same time. I kept thinking about their turns of phrase and their methods and their ideas long after I put the book down for a day, and will probably continue doing so for the foreseeable future. They are the only person who could have written this story, the sole key to a gorgeously complex lock, and it is putting it very sanely and normally to say that I am chomping at the bit to see more of what they have up their sleeve.

If you like queer characters whose arcs aren’t anchored on their queerness, and horrifying lore that invites itself right into your living room when you aren’t looking, and an endless supply of mysteries to sink your teeth into, this is the book for you. If you like witches and cryptids and monsters and oh-my-god-what-the-hells, this is the book for you. Hell, if you like things, this is probably the book for you.

Begrudgingly, I give How To Kill Gods & Make Friends a measly 5/5 stars, but know that each star is actually a pocket dimension jammed to absolute bursting with infinitely more stars. They smell like dried herbs, cake frosting, and magic.

(Thanks to BookSirens for the gifted copy, but no one can stop me from throwing money at Berry.)

[Lauren C · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this a lot. The characters are interesting and diverse and all have unique personalities. I liked how the visions were put throughout the story, and the insight they gave to Natalie's character, as well as how she sees the others. You get to know a lot about each character throughout the book while still having a lot to learn. I was disappointed to get to the end. I've also learned about a lot of new mythological creatures and terms which I can't complain at.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

[Kat M · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was a unique take on the fantasy and paranormal genre, it had great characters and I enjoyed what the characters did in the story. The plot was what I was looking for and really enjoyed every moment of it.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the kind of book I desperately wish I was talented enough to write. Great characters, complex yet lived-in world of magical realism, absolutely fabulous humour. I need 10 sequels immediately!!

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a wild ride!
Berry tosses the reader headfirst into a delightful, imaginative, chaotic in all the best ways world full of supernatural shenanigans - albeit one I'd occasionally have liked a little more background on, as it was rather confusing at times. That said, the worldbuilding as well as the book on the whole was a lot of fun, drawing on a variety of mythologies and featuring a large, wonderfully diverse cast. Immensely entertaining - hopefully there's plenty more to come.

*** I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. ***

[Lydia · Rating 5 out of 5]

How To Kill Gods & Make Friends has a full cast of characters that stole my heart one by one. It’s got a network of parallel running plotlines that eventually come together. All around fantastic plot, character development, and world-building. I can’t recommend it enough and will definitely be reading the sequel.

It feels like the author knows the universe, all the characters (heroes, villains, and antiheroes alike), and the magic system to their very core. Every character feels fully realized, with a history, backstory, and baggage. The world feels so established that I’m surprised this is the first book in the series.

There’s quality transgender, non-binary, and LGBTQ+ representation (including main characters). Even more rare: there’s casual and seamless use of non-binary pronouns.

STYLE:

The style is casual, snarky, fun, and descriptive. The story flows naturally. Each character has their own distinctive voice and brand of humor. Great dialogue. Lots of witty banter, snark, sarcasm, insightful comments, and heart-to-hearts. Fantastic, if rather dark, sense of humor. It is sometimes intense and emotional, sometimes hilarious and lighthearted.

MEET THE CHARACTERS:

The story is told in third person and largely follows the perspective of the protagonist, Vivian, but there are also plenty of scenes that follow and focus on the other main characters. In many of these scenes, Vivian isn’t even present.

Vivian, a freelance exorcist. She’s a wonderfully complex strong female heroine that’s very comfortable with shades of gray and improvisation. She’s intensely loyal to her found family friend group, protective of those in need, and slow to trust new people. She’s skilled and brave, but not invincible or overpowered. She’s got a great sense of humor and a mysterious dark past of magical experimentation. She’s a bit jaded, but still believes in second chances. She’s unapologetically queer (presumably bi or pan) with a female love interest.

There’s Isaac: a prickly, secretive spellwriter who accidentally ended up tied to a demon. (That’s mostly his fault… and a little bit Vivian’s fault. Whoops.) Of all people, it’s said demon that gets Isaac to make friends and open up a bit.

A demon named Sam that’s without a doubt the sweetest character in the whole book. I’m pretty sure he’s developing a hopeless crush on his summoner. He’s also quite powerful, dangerous, and ruthlessly protective. He’s definitely willing to fight. He’s also completely new to the living human plane. Cue adorable cluelessness and curiosity about almost everything. He’s also alarmingly trusting of Isaac and Vivian. He is ridiculously honest, kind of morally gray, and a total sweetheart. Really, he’s just trying to figure out who he is.

A psychic who sees bits and pieces of a myriad of possible futures. She’s reserved, decisive, and has nerves of steel. She tends sparing with what she sees from her visions, especially when they’re contradictory or hard to make sense of. It’s hard to make sense of her visions, she can’t control when she gets them, and just about the only thing she can see for sure is that something apocalyptically catastrophic looms on the horizon. I love this variant of precognition. What do you do when your visions mark someone as a possible future friend and ally and a possible bitter enemy? How do you get close to people when half the futures you’ve foreseen for them end in untimely death or bloodshed? Despite her closed off nature, she’s intensely loyal to her friends, haunted by a death she didn’t foresee, and undoubtedly cares. The wide array of possible futures has also taught her to have an open mind because people always have the potential to become so much worse or so much better than they are.

There’s too many major characters to get into each one. But, there’s also a ghost that’s trying to become a luck spirit (which is theoretically impossible) and a lonely orphan she’s haunting and helping however she can. A psychic that can get in people’s heads and dreams. A ghost and human hunting duo that are also an adorable and bada** gay couple. A non-binary magical medic that’s a delight and takes not excuses. A shifter on the run who has broken into their mind-reading psychic’s bathroom and taken up residence in his bathtub. (That’s a weird one even for this bunch.)

THE CHARACTER WRITING:

The characters were so well drawn that I didn’t have any problems keeping the characters and names straight. (Even though I usually have trouble mixing up the characters' names in books with big casts and lots of parallel plots). The characters all steal your heart. Some right off the bat and some slowly bit by bit. The more you get to know them, the more you love them.

A huge cast of characters. Each one was complex, loveable, unique, and so so real. It felt like the author knew all the characters to their bones. While it felt like the author knew the past and present of the characters to their very core, their futures still felt open and unpredictable. These characters are always changing, growing, adapting, and changing each other. Their relationships are always evolving. It doesn’t feel like any of the characters’ futures are predetermined. (An impressive feat for a book that has a major character with precognitive abilities.)

You are shown (not told) why the main characters are how they are. They’re so clearly shaped by their pasts. You get to understand them and yet, they’re always changing. They can still surprise you.

Most of the characters are a bit morally gray (and pretty bada** too). But, deep down they’re all kinda big softies. They’re all lovably imperfect in understandable, relatable, and different ways. They’re all well rounded and so very odd. They each have their own unique style and form of brilliance. They’ve each got their own brand of snark and sense of humor. The cast of characters is diverse in more ways than one. Diversity of personality, background, history, sexual orientation, gender identity, and race.

There’s great, non-rushed development of interpersonal relationships. These relationships are all constantly evolving, shaping the characters as they change. There’s old friendships, new friendships, tentative new allies, old romances, and burgeoning romances. All of these relationships are so well developed and dynamic. These relationships push the main characters to grow, learn from each other, open up, step out of their comfort zones, see themselves more clearly, face their demons, consider who they want to be, and reexamine how they look at the world.

There’s lots of found family feelings and all of the relationships have tons of room to grow. It’s so much fun to see the characters win each other over and make each other better people.

THE WORLDBUILDING:

It feels like the author knows the universe inside and out. It feels massive and teaming with possibilities. It also feels like the universe existed long before the start of the book, like it had plenty of history before you were dropped into it at the start of the book.

This universe has rules, order, and a well-drawn magic system. The magic system has rules, but is realistic enough to have believable exceptions and anomalies. Every rule of this world has exceptions. Every good universe like this one has yet-to-be discovered complexities, unsolved mysteries, and new discoveries just waiting to be found. Every good universe like this one is dynamic and ever-changing. Like the best fictional worlds around, it felt like the characters had a chance to affect the shape of its future.

The universe feels so big and realized. The characters are so independently developed. There’s endless potential for mysteries, plotlines, relationships, and character arcs. I could easily see any of these main characters (and many of the minor characters) getting a book or series of their own.

THE PLOT:

There’s a web of parallel plot lines involving seemingly unconnected supernatural mayhem, disasters, and shenanigans that eventually converged and drew the large cast of main characters together to stop an apocalypse. In the end, the odd bunch of characters had to figure out how to work together to save the world.

The pacing was pretty fast, but there were a few slow bits in the middle. Although, even the slower bits were never boring. It’s a long book, but it never once felt like it dragged on too long. The action and fight scenes were very well done. Easy to visualize, fast paced, action packed, and suspenseful.

Despite the initially scattered plotlines, the story wasn’t confusing. Each plotline was compelling on its own. Eventually the plotlines and characters come together when these eclectic characters somehow end up with the job of averting an apocalypse. (Really, none of them get paid enough for this.)

The plotlines include: a demon summoning gone awry, a ghost messing with luck, a woman (that may or not be a selkie and is definitely on the run) commandeering their mind reader’s bathtub, a stolen Tengu egg, and a dragon hunt.

THE LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION:

The LGBTQ+ rep is done with emotion and nuance, but also in a way that’s nice and simple. At least half of the main characters are queer. It doesn’t define any of the characters or reduce them into stereotypes. Nor are their LGBTQ+ identities reduced to casual insignificance. It’s treated as a part of who they are without being all they are. (As it should be.)

There’s a trans male main character (I won’t say who for the sake of spoilers) and a non-binary character. Trans and nonbinary rep is rare in main characters, even more rarely is it done well and meaningfully and without eclipsing the rest of such characters’ identity and personality. This book did it right.

There’s lots of healthy and inclusive attitudes seamlessly woven into this story. Like a character dropping the casual wisdom that your junk doesn’t determine or define your gender identity. Gender neutral pronouns are used casually and consistently by all the main characters (and the third-person narration) for each nonbinary character. This is done without any fuss and manages to never be confusing to the reader.

At least one entire species in this universe seems to go by gender neutral pronouns, which is pretty cool because it makes sense that not every species would put emphasis on gender, care about gender, differentiate by gender the way humans do.

THE ENDING:

This book is part of a series, but it doesn’t end on a cliffhanger. The immediate threat is thwarted for now, but a major threat remains and the path forward for many of the characters is uncertain. They’ve grown and saved the world together, but clearly a lot more story left to tell. I can’t wait to see these characters take on the world again.

WARNINGS: profanity/cursing, death, violence, alcohol

I received a free eARC via BookSirens. I am writing this review completely honestly and voluntarily.

[Kirsty-Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Firstly I'd like to thank B.Berry and Book Sirens for the ARC of this book and I leave this review voluntarily.

How To Kill Gods & Make Friends it's the first book in the Your Local Guides to the Supernatural series.

I requested this book initially as the cover caught my eye and I'm always up for a good fantasy.

This book chock full of Supernatural beings pulling from a lot of different lore, which I really enjoyed.

The characters are wonderfully diverse, and I really liked the relationships running throughout the book. As the characters are so varied at points it felt like it had watered the story down as some of the scenes went on for a while but didn't seem to have any impact on the plot as a whole and just seemed to be filler like the nightclub scene.

Also as there were 4-5 different plots running alongside each other each with back story and subplot at points it felt like it lacked cohesiveness for me I'd maybe have pushed Christine and Emils story to a second book, as they didn't seem to have much bearing on the main plot and that way we could have explored the other characters more.

That being said I loved the relationship between Sam and Isaac and the way they interacted with Vivienne and Natalie I'd have like to have seen that explored more and really fleshed out.

I did enjoy the premise of the book I'd say its a solid 3 for me and I will keep an eye out for the second book in the series, as I'd really like to see how the story progresses as I still have some unanswered questions.

The last thing I'll mention is that I loves the chapter titles it reminded me of the friends episode titles and I also liked that Nats visions ended the chapters.

All in all an enjoyable world to get lost in.

[cleo ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i was blown away by this thoroughly original and highly character-driven gem of a story. as the title suggests, an apocalypse looms and a ragtag, highly-diverse group of supernatural creatures and humans who got themselves inextricably tied up in these creatures' affairs band together, their lives somehow becoming all interwoven. there's heart and humour and mysteries to unravel even right up to the very end.

every character pulses with life and energy, especially when we get multiple povs from almost every character, so we get to explore each one's psyche and build a connection to them. even those whose povs we do not get are interesting and fun - Oliver, this dudebro lawyer, is a personal favourite. there's a slow and subtle buildup to the plotline of the impending apocalypse. lots of comedic elements with banter and quips inject a lot of fun and humour into this book, and some scenes which are more slice-of-life-like are interwoven throughout. the magic system here leans into hard magic and is interesting. oh, and you know the old adage "show, not tell"? well, the showing is done super wonderfully here, and even when there's telling involved, such as explaining the magic, it's done well too; we don't get bludgeoned with every bit of information at once; instead, we are take on a journey, and boy does it feel so satisfactory when you figure things out for yourself with the little clues scattered throughout.

the ending is a… "happy ending", and while being revelatory and ending on a high, celebratory note, there's still so many unanswered questions, and a foreshadowed impending sense of doom that i'd be looking forward to reading (if there's a sequel? don't leave me hanging!). i'd also love more exploration of the magical world, because from whatever glimpses we've gotten of it, it's so intriguing and has brims with potential to be so much more expansive.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Róisín · Rating 3 out of 5]

((I received an advance review copy from BookSirens for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.))

absolutely adored this. gripping from the beginning and is a really fantastic mashup of different mythologies into one really coherent plot. some really cool world-building, and it really feels like these systems have been established for a long time before the plot even begins to take off. the markets and hunting agreements feel really fresh especially when contrasted and tied into the regular world, and this really feels like a new page for urban fantasy as a genre. won't be surprised when a lot of the concepts included in this novel impact or give bigger rise to the genre as a whole.
as for the characters — absolutely obsessed with issac and sam's dynamic, to put it lightly. while i loved all the other characters (an incredibly diverse cast in regards to queerness and race), there were a Lot, and i found it difficult at first to keep track of them all. i'm sure i'll get more attached to them with the inevitable following book, but i did find parts either hard to follow or skippable just because i wasn't attached enough to the characters yet.
overall — fantastic, fresh world-building with a high-stakes, continuing plot, but unfortunately a cast that i found too large to care about everyone. very glad to have seen this grow into something of it's own outside of the original publication of the story though, and very excited to see where it's going.

3.5/5

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.25)

Definitely a wild and adventurous fantasy, filled with tons of rep and BIPOC characters! There were also a lot of different magical and mythological creatures as well, and each character really jumped off the page.

There were some moments where I felt like a lot was going on and the cast of characters was so huge that sometimes it was a bit difficult to keep track of everything. I think if this book followed about half of the characters that it did, then it would be a bit more cohesive for me. Definitely was never a dull moment, though!

Curious to see where the next installment takes us.

[Tricia May · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I genuinely enjoyed this book. It beautifully blended so many things that I love, like the paranormal and fantasy, all while delivering a fantastical cast of diverse characters.

I highly recommend this book!

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing characterization and world building, and damn near impossible to put down!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Jessica Townsend · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was promised the found family trope and a lot of fun magic and by god that’s what I got. Honestly just a good time of an urban fantasy novel with a diverse cast of characters.

thanks to BookSirens for the ARC ☺️

[Nicolas Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved it! I have a hard time focusing on most books, but this was very good at keeping my attention. The lore and rules of the world are paced out well, showing the reader relevant information without info dumping everything at once. The colorful cast of characters are easy to get invested in. A good balance of comedy and feel-good while still maintaining dramatic stakes for the characters. Can't wait for the next books in the series. (I've been trying to drag in all my friends into this series, so I have people to wait with lol)

[Melissa Izquierdo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and complex. Not my usual fare but enjoyed it nonetheless. Fun with quirky characters. Highly recommend

[Kori Anderson · Rating 1 out of 5]

So slow. So boring. Nothing happens.

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Advanced copy provided freely by BookSirens in return for an voluntary honest review.

I'm not sure about this one. I did genuinely like it, though I have some reservations which limited my love.

First off, I loved the diversity of the characters. Each was a distinct personality, rooted in well-established background, but the background isn't beaten over the reader's head. I appreciated having queer characters who just happen to be queer, not as their defining characteristic!

That's not to say, however, that I was investing in many of them, which I'm cursing because there's a lot here to love, but it just wasn't for me. I could have read a whole book about Sam and Isaac, but Vivienne and her friend group left me a little cold. I guess that's what comes with a fairly large cast and multiple subplots branching off. Additionally, some of the characterisation was a little patchy, I felt. For example, Natalie is introduced as giving a 'cold-hearted' front, though warm to those she loves. I saw veeeery little evidence of the cold-heartedness, honestly.

Re: the plot. It was a pretty slow start for me. It took me a while to get into it and get a feel for where it was aiming to go, as so many subplots are introduced so quickly. But they do come together in a satisfying way and flesh out the world. Although I will note that while it's obvious there is a ton of worldbuilding and lore in the background and that I appreciate a lack of info dump exposition and hand-holding as much as the next person, I frequently felt like I'd been dumped into the second in a series, with established friend dynamics, dramas and in-jokes. I couldn't shake that feeling for the whole novel.

The style is fun, it's light-hearted and when it needs to be, atmospheric. I do wish, however, that Berry used 'said' a lot more than they did. Everything was snarled, whined, exclaimed, adjective. This was probably the deal-breaker element to me - personal pet peeve.

Tl;dr - A promising setting, worldbuilding and variety of colourful characters, let down by some clunky style.

[Kari Gardner · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you’ll all kindly excuse me, I have some rage screaming to do.
*ahem*

OH MY GOD
NO
NONONO NO
THAT WAS NOT AN ENDING
NO NO WAY
NO SIREE BOB
NO WAY JOSE
THAT WAS NOT WAS NOT AN ENDING
SUPERNATURAL HUNTER TIP NUMBER 2 MY FOOT
AND THE TENGU EGG WAS NOT RETURNED
BRYNJA NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS
DANA IS AN IDIOT
AND THERE IS NO WAY
DO YOU HEAR ME?????
NO FREAKING WAY
THAT I AM READING ANOTHER BRICK OF A BOOK
JUST TO GET THE SEQUEL
I WAS INVESTED
I CARED FOR THE CHARACTERS
I SOBBED IN PLACES
I LAUGHED IN OTHERS
MY VERY HEART AND SOUL WERE FOUND AMONGST THE FREAKISHLY SMALL PRINT ON THESE PAGES
I AM NOT, I WILL NOT BE SUBJECTED
TO THAT AGAIN.

Thank you.
Some of you may be thinking “This is quite the conflicting review. Five stars but all you do is complain.”

You see, dearest reading companion, it is a bell curve.
If a book bad, then you don’t want to experience it again, and the better it gets the more you want to experience it. However, there reaches a point where things start to turn south again, and things get too good. So good that you can only bear to experience it once, until, like looking in the face of God, it burns you forever and you end up on your couch, the book thrown haphazardly across the room, writing a raging goodreads review.

But fellow reader, I adored this book. The very essence of my soul was sucked into the binding; my heart beats with the ink within. For an author to take a realm that is not even the littlest bit relatable to my daily life, with fantastical things suck as witches and dragons, demons and fae, and paint that realm in such a brilliantly marvelous light, well, that is the true act of magic.

I was blessed to have had the opportunity to read this book. I loved this book. It is quite possibly simultaneously the best and worst thing to ever happen to me, if only because nothing else will ever compare.

[Tamar Levy · Rating 5 out of 5]

a phenomenal read. as a reader who experienced this story from it's very beginning (it's been literal years) to now, the rework was absolutely amazing and my favourite version of the story. b berry has the magic touch that few authors have. i have thoroughly enjoyed the characters for being so complex and interesting. this book is incredibly descriptive, well-written, so incredibly fun, heartbreaking all the same, and so incredibly diverse and inclusive. i need the sequel!

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

The characters are all interesting and diverse, the story flowed well, and the plot was unique. I felt like this was book 2, as there was a lot of history that was hinted at throughout the book (some was revealed towards the end). The descriptions were really good, and I liked the character development. I would enjoy reading the next book (if there is one).

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.